22 Problems Only People From Gateshead Will Understand

20. Lower Whickham? Oh, You Mean Swalwell

Despite the fact that there is most definitely somewhere on the map of Gateshead called Swalwell, and that there are unquestionably houses there that seem to be populated most of the time, nobody actually lives there. For residents, it's Lower Whickham, despite the fact that the houses are actually affordable.
 
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