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Origins of Dunston Street Names
The following has been received as a comment regarding the origins of some Dunston street names.
'Woodside, Knightside, Monkridge, Redesdale, Elsdon, Horsley, Raylees, Rochester, Woodburn, Holmside and Otterburn are all areas within Northumberland National park. They are all historic or Roman areas or town lands contained within the National Park.
If you go up the A68 to Scotland through the National Park you have Woodburn, Rochester and Redesdale, over onto the A696 you have Raylees, Monkridge, Otterburn and Elsdon which has lands called Knightside, Woodside and Horsley.
All these names above are the names of all the Gardens surrounding Knightside Gardens.
Percy and Douglas Gardens;
Percy and Douglas are the two family sides of the battle of Otterburn in 1388.
Battle of Otterburn - Date - 19th August 1388 -
Setting - Otterburn, Northumbria, England
Earl of Douglas (the Black Douglas) of Douglas, Scotland versus Sir Henry Percy of Northumbria"
Comments
Can you advise me as to where Grove Terrace in Dunston was? A relative was residing in Grove Cottage in 1911 census, I presume the cottage would be close to Grove Terrace which does not seem to exist now.
Posted by: Jill at July 12, 2009 7:28 PM
Jill Morgan. Re your query about the location of Grove Terrace in Dunston. we are still trying to find out and will let you know if we do. Sorry for the delay.
Posted by: Whickham Web Wanderers at July 24, 2009 9:07 PM
Re Jills question about Grove Terrace, Dunston.
I think Grove Terrace was the block of houses between Glenpark and Wallace Street. I also had a relative living there at one time.
Hope this helps.
Jeff.
Posted by: Jeff taylor at October 9, 2009 8:01 PM
Thanks Jeff, for the Grove Terrace location.
Posted by: Whickham Web Wanderers at October 9, 2009 9:03 PM