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   What is Newcastle Town Moor?

   • Courtesy of Newcastle Libraries (Image: Newcastle Chronicle) Newcastle Town Moor is the largest green space so close to a city centre, and is double the size of Hyde Park in London. The Town Moor has been protected by an Act of Parliament since 1774, which came about after a dispute between the Freemen and Newcastle Corporation led to a court case.

   The varied life of Newcastle's Town Moor, and why it remains protected

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   Is Newcastle Town Moor still open?

   • A 1774 Act of Parliament meant that the land had to remain accessible to the people. Despite an update to the Act in 1988, it’s still a space intended for recreational use. Early Morning Mist on Newcastle Town Moor by Andrew Tryon (CC BY-SA 2.0) What’s surprising about the Town Moor is that it’s actually over 1,000 acres of open space.

   Newcastle’s Town Moor: Fairs, Witches, and Common Land

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   How big is the Town Moor?

   • The Town Moor is an area of common land in Newcastle upon Tyne. It covers an area of around 1,000 acres (400 ha), making it larger than Hyde Park and Hampstead Heath combined. It is also larger than New York City's Central Park (843 acres).

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   Is Newcastle's Town Moor still a good place to live?

   • It is one of Newcastle’s great survivors – and a new project will help ensure that the Town Moor will continue to be just that. The three-year study, led by Newcastle University, will explore the past, present and future of the Town Moor, including looking at the different uses to which it has been put over the centuries.

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   Open. 24 hours. Camp sites. No. Hiking trails. No. The Town Moor is an area of common land in Newcastle upon Tyne. It covers an area of around 1,000 acres (400 ha), [1] making it larger than Hyde Park and Hampstead Heath combined. It is also larger than New York City's Central Park (843 acres).

   • Area: 1,000 acres (404.7 ha)
   • Open: 24 hours

   • Created: 12th century
   • Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

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   The Town Moor. The Town Moor was common land from the 13th century providing grazing rights to the Freemen of Newcastle. It also hosted horse racing including the 1st Northumberland Plate in 1833.

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   Jan 6, 2024 · While it’s not filled with ghost stories, fairy legends, or tales of the Devil creating local landmarks, the Town Moor does play a role in the folk history of the city. It has hosted regular fairs for centuries, been an execution site for witches, and even been home to a smallpox isolation hospital.

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   Jun 12, 2019 · Town Moor Newcastle. The varied life of Newcastle's Town Moor, and why it remains protected. From grazing cattle to concerts, horse racing to The Hoppings, Newcastle University study...

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   The Town Moor helps make Newcastle truly special. With around 1,000 acres of open space available, the Town Moor is bigger than Hyde Park and Hampstead Heath combined! If you’re looking for somewhere to go running in Newcastle close to the city centre or Jesmond , the Town Moor is a great choice.

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   Cows on the Moor (Photo: Chronicle Live) The Town Moor has been protected by an Act of Parliament since 1774. The Act secured the Freemen’s grazing rights and there has long been a feeling of public “ownership” of the Moor. How the Town Moor is managed today is set out by the Newcastle upon Tyne Town Moor Act 1988, which updated the 1774 Act.

9. www.wikiwand.com › en › Town_Moor,_Newcastle_upon_TyneTown Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne - Wikiwand

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   The Town Moor is an area of common land in Newcastle upon Tyne. It covers an area of around 1,000 acres (400 ha), making it larger than Hyde Park and Hampstead Heath combined. It is also larger than New York City's Central Park. The Town Moor reaches Spital Tongues and the city centre to the south, Gosforth to the north and Jesmond to the east.