Longbenton, Church of St. Bartholomew, churchyard

HER Number:
12175

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Longbenton, Church of St. Bartholomew, churchyard

Place:
Longbenton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Mixed Cemetery

Site Type: Specific:
Churchyard

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
There has been a church on this church since the 9th century (HER 785) although the present church (HER 7272) dates from 1790. It can be assumed that there has been some form of churchyard on this site since an early date. The churchyard includes mature tree coverage of several different species and winding walkways of late C19 layout. The churchyard is surrounded by a simple stone wall. Inside the gravestones date back several hundred years. Some of the graves are surrounded by attractive ironwork. There is an elegant First World War memorial (HER 9470).

Easting:
2766

Northing:
6909

Grid Reference:
NZ27666909

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Ordnance Survey Third Edition 1916; North Tyneside Council, 2007, Longbenton and Benton Conservation Areas Character Appraisal; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, pages 143-4