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Killingworth history
Medieval
Documentary evidence for Killingworth starts in 1242 when it is recorded as part of the land held by Roger de Merlay III. There were nine recorded taxpayers in 1296, falling to eight by 1312. In a survey of the township dated 1373 listed sixteen tenements.
Division
Newcastle races were held on the moor from the early 17th century. Racing eventually transferred to Newcastle Town Moor. Killingworth and Longbenton were the owners of land in Killingworth.
19th century
The 1841 Census recorded a population of 112 spread through 14 dwellings. The village consisted of two rows of cottages on both sides of the road. By the mid-nineteenth century a terrace had appeared, possibly connected with the mines in Killingworth.
New town
Construction of Killingworth, a new town, began in 1963. Intended for 20,000 people, it was a former mining community, formed on 760 acres (310 ha) of derelict colliery land near Killingworth Village. The new town centre consisted of pre-cast concrete houses with millions of small crustacean shells embedded into their external walls.
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