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Brockley Whins Metro station
Brockley Whins is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburbs of Boldon Colliery and Brockley Whins, in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 31 March 2002, following the opening of the Green line extension from Pelaw to South Hylton.
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Brockley Whins
Brockley Whins is an area in South Tyneside, part of South Shields, with a postcode of NE32 [1]
It is served by Brockley Whins Metro station.
The name originates from a farm which was located about 400 metres East, in what is now the Biddick Hall Estate. ("Brockley" means "of badgers" and "Whins" is synonymous with "bushes"). When the Brandling Junction Railway (now the Newcastle-Sunderland metro line) was built (1839) it crossed the Stanhope and Tyne railway nearby. Sidings were put in place to connect the two railways together, and a station was placed there, named after the farm because it was the nearest habitation at that time. The modern estate was apparently named after the station.
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Jarrow F.C.
Jarrow Football Club is a football club based in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England. They are currently members of the Northern League Division Two.
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Boldon Community Association F.C.
Boldon Community Association F.C. is an association football club that plays in the Northern League Division Two. The club was founded as Boldon Villa, joining the Wearside Football League as a founder member in 1892. They were later known as Boldon Villa and Boldon Colliery Welfare. In 1976 the club name was renamed Boldon Community Association.
The league title was won in 1953, 1955, 1975 and 1997
They were promoted from the Wearside League to the Northern League in 2021.
They made their debut in the Northern Football League in 1–1 draw with Horden Community Welfare.
Goalkeeper Sam Bartram played for the club before joining Charlton Athletic.
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Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association F.C.
Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association Football Club was a football club based in Boldon Colliery, near Sunderland, England. The club was founded by Richie McLoughlin, who played for the club and was manager and chairman, as well as building the club's ground with members of the committee.