High Heaton | |
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High Heaton shown within Tyne and Wear | |
OS grid reference | NZ263670 |
• London | 242 miles (389 km) |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
Postcode district | NE7 |
Dialling code | 0191 |
Police | Northumbria |
Fire | Tyne and Wear |
Ambulance | North East |
EU Parliament | North East England |
UK Parliament | |
High Heaton is a small area of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. The area is bordered by Jesmond, Heaton (from which it takes its name), and Gosforth. The area houses the Freeman Hospital and Paddy Freeman's Park, which leads to Jesmond Dene. The suburb consists mainly of 1930s housing developments, prior to this the area was farmland.