Cramlington
Coordinates: 55°04′55″N 1°35′06″W / 55.082°N 1.585°W
Cramlington is a town in the county of Northumberland, in the north-east of England.
| Cramlington | |
 The parish church of St. Nicholas |
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 Cramlington shown within Northumberland | |
| Population | 39,000 (2004 est.) |
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| OS grid reference | NZ270760 |
| Civil parish | Cramlington |
| Unitary authority | Northumberland |
| Ceremonial county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CRAMLINGTON |
| Postcode district | NE23 |
| Dialling code | 01670 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Blyth Valley |
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Cramlington is about five miles from the coast. The nearest beach is at Blyth, which is to the east. The county town of Morpeth is rather nearby.
Newcastle city is also close, which people of Cramlington can go and enjoy.
Cramlington is rather new, with lots of parks. The bicycle track system means cyclists can travel around the entire town without having to travel on the roads. The underpasses under the major roads mean children can walk around safe from traffic.
History
It was thought the Vikings were the first to settle in Cramlington. Until relatively recently it was made up of a few small mining villages, but was chosen to be a new town and since the 1960s, builders have enlarged the town to become the town of 40,000 it is today.
Facilites
The headquarters of The Officers Club menswear store is in Cramlington.[1][2]
A large indoor shopping mall, Manor Walks, serves as the main shopping centre, next to the old village centre. There is a large leisure centre, Concordia, next to the shopping centre which has an indoor pool, climbing wall and well-equipped gym.
There are lots of Christian churches in the town including two Methodist, an Anglican church with two plants, as well as a Catholic church and a few Pentecostal and charismatic churches.
Cramlington Community High School is the only secondary school in the town, which passed the recent OFSTED inspection with 'outstanding' grades. The school system is about to be replaced with the two tier system, in which the high school will cater for 11-18 year olds.
Famous People
The comedian Ross Noble grew up in Cramlington.[3]
References
- ↑ "Officers Club Contact Details". The Officers Club. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ↑ Officers Club deal saves 900 jobs. BBC News Online. 2008-12-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7798565.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ↑ "BNET". BNET. August 15, 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
Cramlington-born funnyman Ross Noble has established himself as one of Britain's top comics.
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