Cleadon
Cleadon shown within Tyne and Wear
Population	4, 500 [1]
OS grid reference	NZ384624
Metropolitan borough	South Tyneside
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SUNDERLAND
Postcode district	SR6
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
European Parliament	North East England
List of places: UK • England • Tyne and Wear

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Cleadon is a suburban village in North East England in the county of Tyne and Wear. The estimated population of Cleadon is around 4,500 and there are a few shops (including Boutiques and a Post Office) but mostly very expensive houses. Cleadon is a short walk from the local East Boldon Metro Station. The village is around 16 km (10 miles) from the city of Newcastle and about 8 km (5 miles) from the city of Sunderland. There has been a village on the site of Cleadon for over a thousand years. The village was originally called 'Cliffa-dun' meaning a hill with a cliff, which down the years became Clevendona, Clyvedon (recorded in 1280),Clevedon, Cleydon and since the 1600's,Cleadon. Since then, the village expanded but most of the village only had houses built on during the 20th century. Nearby villages or population centres include, East Boldon, Whitburn and Jarrow. Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ... Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East of England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. ... The Boldons are a group of 3 villages - East Boldon, West Boldon, and Boldon Colliery - bordering the north of Sunderland and the south of South Shields. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Sunderland (disambiguation). ... The Boldons are a group of 3 villages - East Boldon, West Boldon, and Boldon Colliery - bordering the north of Sunderland and the south of South Shields. ... Whitburn is the name of more than one place: for the Scottish town see Whitburn, West Lothian; for the English village see Whitburn, South Tyneside This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Map sources for Jarrow at grid reference NZ3465 Jarrow is a town on the River Tyne, England with a population around 27,000 (2001 Census). ...

The famous author Charles Dickens resided in Cleadon in 'Cleadon House' on Front Street. Here Dickens gained much inspiration for the character of Miss Havisham in his novel Great Expectations. The description of her house is a description of Cleadon House. It is alleged that a man who lived in the house was stood-up at the altar and immediately ordered the clocks and reception at Cleadon House to be kept exactly the same as that at the moment he was to be married for a year - thus the inspiration for Miss Havisham. “Dickens” redirects here. ... Miss Havisham has sick fancies. ... For other uses, see Great Expectations (disambiguation). ...

Oliver Cromwell also famously resided for a short while in the Village during the English Civil War. For other uses, see Oliver Cromwell (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ...

As well as these people, many more modern famous people have lived or still reside within Cleadon. These include, footballers such as Kevin Phillips, Stefan Schwarz, Michael Gray, Julio Arca and the world-famous retired heaviweight boxer Frank Bruno has been known to regularly visit friends in the village.Carlo Little, original drummer of the Rolling Stones, and member of Screaming Lord Such and the Savages lived in Cleadon for many years. Actor Bill Travers also resided in the village at one time. Many other famous people are rumoured to live in Cleadon but they keep their lives private to avoid public attention. There are several people called Kevin Phillips: Kevin Phillips, political commentator and writer Kevin Phillips, England and Southampton football player This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Stefan Schwarz (born Malmö, 18 April 1969) is a former Swedish footballer, who played as a midfielder. ... Michael Gray (born August 3, 1974 in Sunderland, England), sometimes known as Micky Gray, is an English football player who plays for Blackburn Rovers as a full-back. ... Julio Andrés Arca (born January 31, 1981 in Quilmes, Argentina) is an Argentinian footballer, also former Argentinian Under-21 captain, currently playing for Middlesbrough. ... Franklin Roy Bruno (born November 16, 1961) is a British former boxer whose career highlight was winning the WBC Heavyweight championship in 1995. ... Carl ONeil Little, better known as Carlo Little, (born 17 December 1938, Wembley, Middlesex, died of lung cancer on 6 August 2005 in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear) was an influential rock and roll drummer based on the London club scene in the 1960s. ...

There are no doctor's surgeries in Cleadon. There are two pubs in Cleadon Village, the Britannia Inn and the Cottage Tavern. An air raid during WWII resulted in the death of a bull on Cleadon Farm and a cow was also injured. During another air raid during WWII, bombs destroyed a number of houses, including buildings at the Cleadon Cottage Homes. Bombs fell at Underhill Road, Whitburn Road, Bywell Road and a container full of propaganda leaflets was deposited on Cleadon Hills. Cleadon Chimney was used as a navigation landmark by Luftflotte 5 of the German Air Force operating from Norway during WW2, while engaged on raids against Belfast and Liverpool, among others. This is the reason there are newer houses built in the 1950s and 60s among houses that were built before the Second World War. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Houses in the village date back to the 15th Century one which contains both a secret passage and priest hole. Alongside these impressive homes there are two historic pubs, and a traditional village pond which is a reminant of an ice age lake. The park in central Cleadon used to have a lake with the famous boathouse in Bluebell Wood at the end of the park which has long since fallen into disrepair. This building is often perceived to be a dungeon or prison due to its metal bars and menacing appearance. The concealed entrance to a Priest Hole in Partingdale House, Middlesex (to right of drawing) A priest hole is the term given to hiding places for priests built into many of the principal Middle Ages Roman Catholic houses of England. ...

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