Willington, Branch Waggonway from Willington Pit to Quay

HER Number:
15383

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Willington, Branch Waggonway from Willington Pit to Quay

Place:
Willington

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Tramway

Site Type: Specific:
Wagonway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A waggonway running south-east from Old Willington Pit to staiths at Willington Quay. It can be seen on Bell’s map of 1847 and the first edition Ordnance Survey.

Easting:
3134

Northing:
6712

Grid Reference:
NZ31346712

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Williams Archaeology, July 2012, Waggonways North of the River Tyne - Tyne and Wear HER Enhancement Project; Bell 1847-1851: Maps of the Great Northern Coalfield, Northumberland; Ordnance Survey First Edition 25"