By Joyce Shaw
There’s Peterlee and Pity Me, Maiden Law and Walker Shore
There’s Framwelgate and Old Wingate, Butterknowle and Bogle Hole
Beggar’s Wood and Evenwood, Byker Hill and Hamsterley Mill
Annfield Plain and Eden Vale, Cowshill and Ettersgill
Windy Nook and Crawcrook, Meadowfield and Dadry Shield
Page Bank and Unthank, Shiney Row and Prudhoe
Hadrian’s Wall and Crookhall, Phoenix Row and Toronto
Oxhill and Dragonville, Hutton Henry, Gilmonby
Fir Tree and Hamsterley, Helmington Row and New Kyo
Little Bavington, Longframlington, Hunwick and Muggleswick
Percy Main or our Delves Lane, Tanfield Lea and Killerby
Grange Hill and Carrville, Deaf Hill and Blackhall Mill
Hunstanworth and Nettlesworth, Hedley Hill and Ferryhill
Whittonstall and Newton Hall, Clough Dene and Byers Green
Lumley Thicks and Elwick, Pelton Fell and Haswell
High Dyke and Pontop Pike, Tow Law and Maiden Law
Northlea and Oak Tree, Pickering Nook and Crawcrook
Wall Nook and High Stoop, Allansford and Rushyford
Wackerfield and Burnopfield, Crawleyside and Castleside
Scots Gap and nearby Shap, Stony Heap and Bryan’s Leap
Sunny Brow and Haswell Plough, Tudhoe Grange, Otterburn Range
Seaton Carew or West View, Quaking Houses or Seahouses?
The hamlet Beal and Villa Real, Whitley Bay and Belsay
Thornaby, Old Hartley, Langley Moor, and Barlow
Castle Chipchase or No Place, Merrybent or Mount Pleasant
100 places but there’s more. Our great North East has names galore!!
