Killingworth

Question 1

facts about the new town

Answer 1

• former mining community
• intended for 20,000 people
• castle style
• lake built in 1964

Question 2

endogenous facilities in Killingworth

Answer 2

• schools
• young people’s clubs
• white swan/lakeside centre
• St. John’s church hall

Question 3

culture/media in Killingworth

Answer 3

-1973 sitcom ‘whatever happened to the likely lads?’

Question 4

white swan centre facts

Answer 4

• contains 10,000ft^2 of office space
• employs 600
• houses doctors surgery, gym, library

Question 5

Killingworth mean age 2001-2011

Answer 5

31-40

Question 6

religion 2001-2011

Answer 6

70% Christian-65% Christian

Question 7

housing owned outright 2001-2011

Answer 7

20%-27%

Question 8

facts about the towers

Answer 8

• 3 tier housing estate built in early 1970s
• started to look/feel like a prison
• vandalism
• knocked down in 1987

Question 9

regeneration in Killingworth

Answer 9

-originally a 1960s planned new town
-early 1980s Morrison’s was built
white swan centre built
-lakeside centre completed in 2007

Question 10

what does the 1895 OS map of Killingworth show?

Answer 10

• many fields

- very small village

Question 11

what does the 2019 OS map of Killingworth show?

Answer 11

• lots of services/things to do
• main road=good connections and road networks expanded
• lake/leisure centre
• industrial estate
• post office