Lobley Hill
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Date: 17/01/2022

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#Populated_places_in_Tyne_and_Wear
#Gateshead
Lobley Hill Lobley Hill is located in the west of the old County Borough of Gateshead within the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, North East England having been previously part of the parish of Whickham.
In its Demographic Profile for the Lobley Hill Plan Area produced in 2008 the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead quoted the 2001 census showing Lobley Hill had a population of around 6,199 of which 48% were males and 52% were females.
Later at the 2011 Census the ward was called Lobley Hill and Bensham.
The population of this Gateshead MBC ward was 10,698.
The current Lobley Hill is defined by its boundaries as it has grown to fill the hillside while development along its eastern edge has encroached significantly since the first of the present housing was built in 1930s.
The River Team lies just beyond what would have been considered a part of Lobley Hill separating it from the Teams, Bensham and Saltwell, Tyne and Wear areas of Gateshead but
the development of the Team Valley Trading Estate hardened that boundary while the eventual building and upgrading of the A1 （Newcastle upon Tyne） has ensured a definite edge.
The southern neighbours are long enclosed farmland and estates which include Ravensworth Castle （Tyne and Wear）.
The western boundary is part of an industrial history of coal mining, railways and shipping.
The waggonway forming that boundary links the collieries at Tanfield and Marley Hill to the River Tyne which have been developed over preceding centuries with the Causey Arch at its southern end and the iconic Dunston Staiths at the northern terminus.
The distinction between Lobley Hill and Dunston, Tyne and Wear that the waggonway provided has eroded as housing developed to the west of the waggonway filling the area between the two communities.
The Lobley Hill built within the pre-1974 boundaries of the ...