Willington, Wagonway

HER Number

1168

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Willington, Wagonway

Place

Willington

Map Sheet

NZ36NW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Tramway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Wagonway

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

A Wagonway from Killingworth Wagonway (HER ref. 1083) to Willington Wagonway (HER ref. 1164), of which it may represent an earlier course. Passes through Bewick Pit (HER ref. 1161).

Easting

430320

Northing

568640

Grid Reference

NZ430320568640

Sources

<< HER 1168 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2014, Bristol Drive, Battle Hill, Wallsend - Archaeological Watching Brief