Hedworth, Railway Spur

HER Number:
2296

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Hedworth, Railway Spur

Place:
Hedworth

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Railway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
A Railway Spur from the North Eastern Railway Pontop and South Shields to the North Eastern Railway, Sunderland Branch (HER ref.s 2290 & 2288). It crossed the River Don by a wooden viaduct (HER ref. 2297).

Easting:
3440

Northing:
6286

Grid Reference:
NZ34406286

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2296 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3