Place:


Hebburn  County Durham

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Hebburn like this:

Hebburn.-- town with ry. sta., Jarrow par., N. Durham, on river Tyne, 3 miles SW. of South Shields, pop. 11,802; P.O., T.O.; also P.O. at Hebburn Colliery and P.O. at Hebburn New Town; 1 Bank; chemical works and shipbuilding employ most of the inhabitants; in vicinity is the seat of Hebburn Hall.

Hebburn through time

Hebburn is now part of South Tyneside district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Tyneside has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hebburn itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hebburn, in South Tyneside and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/905

Date accessed: 19th March 2024


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