Killingworth Flashcards
1
Q
facts about the new town
A
- former mining community
- intended for 20,000 people
- castle style
- lake built in 1964
2
Q
endogenous facilities in Killingworth
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- schools
- young people’s clubs
- white swan/lakeside centre
- St. John’s church hall
3
Q
culture/media in Killingworth
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-1973 sitcom ‘whatever happened to the likely lads?’
4
Q
white swan centre facts
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- contains 10,000ft^2 of office space
- employs 600
- houses doctors surgery, gym, library
5
Q
Killingworth mean age 2001-2011
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31-40
6
Q
religion 2001-2011
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70% Christian-65% Christian
7
Q
housing owned outright 2001-2011
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20%-27%
8
Q
facts about the towers
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- 3 tier housing estate built in early 1970s
- started to look/feel like a prison
- vandalism
- knocked down in 1987
9
Q
regeneration in Killingworth
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-originally a 1960s planned new town
-early 1980s Morrison’s was built
white swan centre built
-lakeside centre completed in 2007
10
Q
what does the 1895 OS map of Killingworth show?
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- many fields
- very small village
11
Q
what does the 2019 OS map of Killingworth show?
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- lots of services/things to do
- main road=good connections and road networks expanded
- lake/leisure centre
- industrial estate
- post office
