North Eastern Railway, Penshaw Branch
North Eastern Railway, Penshaw Branch
HER Number
2659
District
Sunderland
Site Name
North Eastern Railway, Penshaw Branch
Place
South Hylton
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Railway
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
North Eastern Railway, Penshaw Branch had a station at Hylton (HER ref. 2660). The line was opened, from Penshaw to Hendon Junction in 1852, by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway, which became part of the North Eastern Railway in 1854.
Easting
4091
Northing
5685
Grid Reference
NZ40915685
Sources
<< HER 2659 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
N.T. Sinclair, in Milburn & Miller,(eds) 1988, Sunderland, River, Town & People, Sunderland's Railways,p.26,27
N.T. Sinclair, in Milburn & Miller,(eds) 1988, Sunderland, River, Town & People, Sunderland's Railways,p.26,27