Willington, Willington Staith

HER Number:
2102

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Willington, Willington Staith

Place:
Willington Quay

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Water Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Staith

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
This was the southern terminus of the Willington Wagonway (HER ref. 1164). It was out of use by 1895 when the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan shows the wagonway as ‘Disused’, and the site of the Staiths occupied by a shipyard, (HER ref. 2211).

Easting:
3202

Northing:
6612

Grid Reference:
NZ32026612

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2102 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98