In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Shieldfield like this:
Shieldfield, eccl. dist., Newcastle All Saints par., Northumberland, pop. 11,830.
The location is where the name "Shieldfield" appears on the OS 1:2,500 map "Newcastle Upon Tyne - Northumberland: 097/04" of 1861 (http://www.british-history.ac.uk/mapsheet.aspx?compid=55210&sheetid=10266&ox=0&oy=0&zm=1&czm=10&x=10&y=422, accessed 25 Oct 2011). Additional information about this locality is available for Byker
Shieldfield through time
Shieldfield is now part of Newcastle upon Tyne district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newcastle upon Tyne has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shieldfield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shieldfield, in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25271
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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