Kenton, Kenton Bar Old Toll Bar
Kenton, Kenton Bar Old Toll Bar
HER Number
4017
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Kenton, Kenton Bar Old Toll Bar
Place
Kenton
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Toll Gate
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
A toll point shown on the OS first edition map on the Newcastle to Cambo Road. It is not shown on the 2nd edition, so was out of use by 1895. Kenton Bar was the first toll on the turnpike which opened in 1749. The Kenton Bar Inn was located next to the toll bar.
Easting
421400
Northing
567550
Grid Reference
NZ421400567550
Sources
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88; Liz Palmer, 1993, Bygone Kenton, photo 15