Benton Square, Wagonway

HER Number:
1155

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Benton Square, Wagonway

Place:
Benton Square

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Tramway

Site Type: Specific:
Wagonway

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18?

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Wagonway, marked ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, so disused before 1858. May have been the line known to have been in existence by 1788, possibly associated with the original Killingworth/Willington Wagonways. An evaluation by ASUD in 2015 revealed drainage ditches associated with this wagonway. No remains of the trackbed were uncovered.

Easting:
3075

Northing:
6989

Grid Reference:
NZ30756989

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1155 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89 C.E. Lee, 1949, Tyneside Tramroads of Northumberland 1947-9, Transactions of the Newcomen Society, p.212; ASUD, 2010, Scaffold Hill, North Tyneside - Archaeological Assessment; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2015, Scaffold Hill, North Tyneside - Archaeological Evaluation