Church of St. John, graveyard

HER Number

11606

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Church of St. John, graveyard

Place

Whorlton

Map Sheet

NZ16NE

Class

Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad

Cemetery

Site Type: Specific

Churchyard

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

The church of St John was built as a chapel of rest in the parish of Newburn in 1866 beoming a parish church in its own right in 1899. The churchyard situated on the other side of the road was constructed between 1898 and 1920.

Easting

418570

Northing

567880

Grid Reference

NZ418570567880

Sources

Ordnance Survey third edition, 1919; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2009, St. John's Church, Wholrton, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Evaluation