Denton Grange

HER Number

8683

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Denton Grange

Place

Deckham

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad

Farm

Site Type: Specific

Manor Farm

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Home farm for Deckham Hall (HER 7713). Until 1921 it was the home of Alderman Daniel Hodkin, who gave his name to Hodkin Park, Sheriff Hill.

Easting

426320

Northing

561660

Grid Reference

NZ426320561660

Sources

F.W.D. Manders, 1973, A History of Gateshead, p 135