Elswick Grange Farm

HER Number

16757

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Elswick Grange Farm

Place

Elswick

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad

Farm

Site Type: Specific

Farmstead

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Stuart 1603 to 1714

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Elswick Grange shown on the Elswick Tithe Plan 1852 with gingang. Gone by 1898. Earlier farms depicted on a re-drawn (Graham 1984) version of the Copyhold Farms of Elswick c.1645 show 'Hodgson Farm' in the vicinity of Elswick Grange. An estate plan of Elswick compiled from early 19th century plans by Graham shows a building in a field labelled The Croft.

Easting

422780

Northing

564510

Grid Reference

NZ422780564510

Sources

The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2010, Former showroom site, Westgate Road - Archaeological Assessment; Elswick Tithe Plan, 1852, NRO DT 165M