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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Willington Quay, town with ry. sta., Wallsend par., Northumberland, on river Tyne, 2 miles SW. of North Shields, 320 ac., pop. 4974; P.O., T.O. Willington Quay is of comparatively recent growth, and is a prosperous town with large shipbuilding yards, copper smelting works, leadworks, firebrick works, rope-making, and other industries. The town is a local government district. Robert Stephenson (1803-1859), civil engineer, was a native.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Wallsend AP/Ch/CP Northumberland AncC |
| Place: | Willington Quay |
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