Camperdown, Tyne and Wear


Camperdown is a village in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Camperdown is just south of Burradon, and the two villages are closely linked.
Both villages had coal mines. Until 1974 it was in Northumberland.

History

On 1 April 1899 Camperdown became a separate civil parish being formed from Longbenton, on 1 April 1912 the parish was abolished and merged with Longbenton. In 1911 the parish had a population of 918. It is now in the unparished area of Longbenton.