It sits on the border between Northumberland and North Tyneside with the traffic interchange at Moor Farm, Annitsford, linking the two areas.

[2] From the 12th century onwards, its history has been mostly rural, incorporating several farms and the parish church of St. Nicholas (built at a cost of £3,000 during 1865–1868 in the Gothic style).

A reference to Cramlington airfield is made in W. E. Johns 1935 book The Black Peril from the extremely popular Biggles series.

[8][9] The story of the derailment was recounted in the BBC Two programme Yesterday's Witness: The Cramlington Train Wreckers in 1970.

Sponsored by the council, the development was to be carried by a consortium led by William Leech, which had acquired the land.

It was predicted to take 20 years, cost £50m and eventually house 40,000 inhabitants across a four square mile site that also included an industrial zone.

A one-way road system was proposed, with the waggon ways of the former pits being repurposed as pedestrians paths.

[13] The plan was finally approved by the Minister of Housing and Local Government in January 1963, by which time the estimated population had grown to 48,000 and the cost projected at £60m.

Responsibilities were transferred to Northumberland County Council from 1 April 2009 as a result of 2009 structural changes to local government in England.

The election results for the Parish and Town council for Cramlington on 6 May 2021: (Independent) & Elizabeth Mitcheson (Labour) Following the death of Cllr Mitcheson in August 2023, a by-election was held in the Cramlington East ward on November 16, 2023 and was won by Feona Bowey (Labour).

Housebuilders such as Bellway Homes, Persimmon, Barratt and Keepmoat have all agreed to work to develop this sector to be known as Arcot.

The Officers Club menswear firm (now owned by Blue Inc), previously had its headquarters and supply warehouse in Cramlington, in part of the old Wilkinson Blade factory[16][17] while other companies such as GE Oil & Gas also occupy large sites.

[22][23] Manor Walks was extended into the southern car park in 2012 / 2013 and a new Vue Cinema and two new restaurants opened in July 2013.

This coincided with the re-opening of a prominent pub in the town (previously the Traveller's Rest but now named John the Clerk of Cramlington).

A supermarket, built for Netto, but subsequently owned by Somerfield and The Co-operative Group, is presently occupied by Home Bargains.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust opened the first hospital in England purpose-built for emergency care in the town in June 2015.

[24] In February 2021, the NHS trust began court action against contractor Lendlease over structural defects identified in the building.

[citation needed] Northumberlandia, a huge land sculpture in the shape of a reclining female figure is located on the outskirts of Cramlington.

[28][29] The town is served by Cramlington railway station which is on the East Coast Main Line, with services to the MetroCentre, Morpeth and Newcastle upon Tyne provided by Northern.

With a grid spacing of approximately 500 m (1,600 ft), segregated cycle routes are provided free of motorised traffic.

Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North East and Cumbria and ITV Tyne Tees.

[36] Cramlington has a number of Christian churches of various denominations: Methodist Church of England Roman Catholic Others Cramlington's main leisure centre, Concordia, is situated in the town centre adjacent to the shopping mall and was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in July 1977.

In March 2007, Blyth Valley Borough Council announced that the cycle network was to be extended to allow access to the neighbouring town of Bedlington.

The village square is home to four public houses, including the Grade II listed Blagdon Arms.