Whorlton, Church of St. John, graveyard

HER Number:
11606

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Whorlton, Church of St. John, graveyard

Place:
Whorlton

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Mixed Cemetery

Site Type: Specific:
Churchyard

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
The church of St John was built as a chapel of rest in the parish of Newburn in 1866 beoming a parish church in its own right in 1899. The churchyard situated on the other side of the road was constructed between 1898 and 1920.

Easting:
1857

Northing:
6788

Grid Reference:
NZ18576788

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Ordnance Survey third edition, 1919; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2009, St. John's Church, Wholrton, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Evaluation