Longbenton, Front Street, toll gate and house

HER Number:
11409

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Longbenton, Front Street, toll gate and house

Place:
Longbenton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Toll House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
The tollgate and tollgate stood at the top of Coach Lane opposite St. Aidan's Catholic Church. It cost a penny to use the road by foot and three pence for carts.

Easting:
2735

Northing:
6847

Grid Reference:
NZ27356847

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
W.G. Elliott, Bygone Days of Longenton, Benton, Forest Hall, West Moor, Killingworth, Palmersville and Benton Square, Book 2, p 7