Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne

Elswick
Elswick
	St Stephen's Church, Low Elswick c. 2010
	Elswick highlighted within Newcastle upon Tyne
OS grid reference	NZ228633
• London	242 miles (389 km)
Metropolitan borough	Newcastle upon Tyne;
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district	NE4
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Newcastle upon Tyne Central;
Councillors	Nicu Ion (Labour); Habib Rahman (Labour); Ann Schofield (Labour);

Elswick (/ˈɛlzɪk/ EL-zik) is a district and electoral ward of the city and metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, 1.9 miles west of the city centre, bordering the River Tyne. Historically in Northumberland, Elswick became part of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1835. Elswick is home to the Newcastle Utilita Arena; and Newcastle College, with approximately 45,000 students.

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