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Tynedale Athletics Park
Wentworth Leisure Centre
Wentworth Park
HEXHAM
NE46 3PD
Telephone: 01434 607080
Type: Synthetic, 400m, 6 lanes, 8 lane straight
Authority: Northumberland
Ceremonial County: Northumberland
NUTS Name: Hexham
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OS National Grid Reference: NY 940642
National Grid Reference: 394000, 564200
FACT ABOUT THE TYNEDALE AREA, NORTHUMBERLAND
Tynedale was a local government district in south-west Northumberland, England. It had a resident population of 58,808 according to the 2001 Census, and was named after the River Tyne (and also the old Tynedale ward). Its main towns were Hexham, Haltwhistle andPrudhoe. The district contained part of Hadrian’s Wall.
With an area of 2,219 km² it was the second largest English district, after the East Riding of Yorkshire. It was bigger than several English counties, including Nottinghamshire,Leicestershire, and Hertfordshire. It was also the second-least densely populated district (behind Eden, Cumbria). The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of Hexham and Prudhoe urban districts, along withBellingham, Haltwhistle and Hexham Rural Districts.
Tynedale was historically a liberty created alongside Hexhamshire by Henry I of England.
The district was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England effective from 1 April 2009 with responsibilities being transferred to Northumberland County Council, a unitary authority.