Whorlton, road to East Whorlton

HER Number

11595

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Whorlton, road to East Whorlton

Place

Whorlton

Map Sheet

NZ16NE

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Road

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

A plan of 1767 shows a north-south road linking Whorlton Moor House (HER 11590) and West Whorlton (HER 1579) to what is now Stamfordham Road. The road is still in existence and gives access to Whorlton Grange Nursing Home and Westerhope Golf Club.

Easting

419200

Northing

568400

Grid Reference

NZ419200568400

Sources

I. Thompson, 1767, A Plan of the Lordship of Newburn Belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland (Woodhorn Sant/Beq/9/1/1/24 and 25)