Longbenton, Wagonway

HER Number

1132

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Longbenton, Wagonway

Place

Longbenton

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

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 probable old wagonway from Wagonman's Row, at NZ 2856 6956, to Killingworth Wagonway (HER ref. 1083), at NZ 2856 6991. Probably out of use by 1858.

Easting

428540

Northing

569570

Grid Reference

NZ428540569570

Sources

<< HER 1132 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89