Willington, Wagonway
Willington, Wagonway
HER Number
1130
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Willington, Wagonway
Place
Willington
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Tramway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Wagonway
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
This wagonway, from George Pit, NZ 2881 6819 to near Bewick Pit, NZ 3054 6834, probably served Bewick, George and Christo Pits (HER refs. 1161, 1125 & 1126). Probably part of the original Willington Wagonway, this line, from Bigges Main to Willington Square was opened in 1785 by Gibson, Bell & Brown and closed around 1800.
Easting
428810
Northing
568190
Grid Reference
NZ428810568190
Sources
<< HER 1130 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89
C. R. Warn, 1976, Wagonways & Early Railways of Northumberland, 1605-1840 p.48; tithe map 1841
C. R. Warn, 1976, Wagonways & Early Railways of Northumberland, 1605-1840 p.48; tithe map 1841