Place:


Gateshead  County Durham

 

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

Gateshead, parl. and mun. bor., seaport, market town, and par., N. Durham, on right bank of river Tyne, opposite Newcastle, 268 miles NW. of London by rail -- bor., 3243 ac., pop. 65,803; par., 3011 ac., pop. 65,041; 3 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-day, Saturday. The discovery of numerous relics attests that Gateshead was an outwork of a Roman station. ...


The modern town is practically a part of Newcastle (with which it is connected by 3 bridges), and its industries are similar. Large quantities of coal are shipped from the almost inexhaustible coalfields of the district, and the other principal industries are ironworks (including foundries and the making of engines, boilers, cables, &c.), ship. building, glassmaking, chemical works, &c. The bor. returns 1 member to Parliament.

Gateshead through time

Click here for graphs and data of how Gateshead has changed over two centuries. For statistics for historical units named after Gateshead go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/988

Date accessed: 19th March 2024


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