Crawcrook
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| Crawcrook shown within Tyne and Wear | |
| Population | 5,407 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | NZ134635 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RYTON |
| Postcode district | NE40 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | |
Crawcrook is a semi-rural village close to the western border of the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in England. Traditionally an independent village in County Durham it has since been incorporated into the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. The population taken at the 2011 Census of the Gateshead ward (Crawcrook and Greenside) had increased to 8,841.
Crawcrook lies midway between Prudhoe in Northumberland and Ryton, also in Tyne and Wear.
In local government, Crawcrook is located in the 'Crawcrook, Greenside and Clara Vale ward'. The ward is at the far west of the borough and borders Northumberland. The Crawcrook and Greenside ward is served by three Labour councillors, Jack Graham, Helen Hughes and Kathleen McCartney.
Crawcrook is located within the parliamentary constituency of Blaydon. Its current MP is Labour's Dave Anderson.
At the turn of the twentieth century, and in common with the nearby areas of Greenside, Clara Vale and Stargate, Crawcrook was a village with a vibrant coal industry. With major pits such as Emma and Clara, as well as several smaller pits, Crawcrook became a major coal mining centre. However the coal industry collapsed in the village during the 1950s and 1960s. As has happened to a number of other northern English villages employment in tertiary industries has replaced the coal industry. However, Crawcrook's coal mining heritage is still evident; a number of the old miners' homes still exist in the surrounding area, including Clifford Terrace and Morgy Hill near to Crawcrook's main street, and the Simpson Memorial Home in nearby Barmoor. Old wagonways used to transport coal are also still present, although they are now maintained as footpaths.
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