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Throckley
Village in Tyne and Wear, England

Throckley

Throckley is a village in the Newcastle upon Tyne district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Newcastle city centre.

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Hadrian's Wall passed through the village, its course traced by the village's main road, Hexham Road. Throckley lies within the historic county of Northumberland.

How locals move

Getting around Throckley the local way

  • Get aroundThe Shields Ferry crosses the mouth of the Tyne between South Shields and North Shields every 30 mins, a seven-minute ride.
  • Get aroundFoot passengers and bikes only; both ferry piers are served by the Metro.
  • Get aroundThe Tees Transporter Bridge is a weird contraption: it's a gondola slung beneath a slender metal bridge that carries vehicles and others across the river between Middlesbrough (south bank) and Port Clarence, Stockton (north bank).

From Wikivoyage: North East England, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-07.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Tilman2007 (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.