Where is Winlaton Mill?

Winlaton Mill is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9430°, -1.7140°.

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Winlaton Mill

Winlaton Mill in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Winlaton Mill is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Winlaton Mill is a village in Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is not to be confused with Winlaton to the northwest which now comprises the southern part of Blaydon. The village is halfway between Gateshead to the northeast and Rowlands Gill to the southwest. Statistically Winlaton Mill is part of the ward of Winlaton and High Spen which contains part of Blaydon, High Spen and other outlying villages. The village is on the A694 which joins the A1 at Swalwell and contains the Red Kite Pub and Restaurant. Winlaton Mill is near the River Derwent which may suggest its name.

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Background

History

There was previously a hamlet called Huntley's Haugh or Eels Haugh with only a handful of dwellings. Winlaton Manor, owned by the Neville family, had a mill. Its miller around the turn of the 18th century was George Evans, giving the area the name Evans Banks. The exact date Ambrose Crowley established Winlaton Mill down the road from Winlaton is unclear, but in records from the start of the 18th century, he mentions a "The Mill" or "Mill No 1". The site grew up and was in operation until the late 19th century. A bridge was built in 1842. A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1870. Affected by coal waste from Clockburn Drift and Derwenthaugh Coke Works, the village's original housing…

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