Newburn

neighborhood, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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Newburn, locality, Newcastle upon Tyne city and metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, historic county of Northumberland, northeastern England. It lies on the western edge of Newcastle upon Tyne and is a ward of that city.

A residential and manufacturing district, it has a large industrial estate. The Anglo-Scottish Battle of Newburn was fought there in 1640. The Church of St. Michael and All Angels dates from 1190. Pop. (2011) Newburn built-up area subdivision, 2,537.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.