Notes on Heddon on the Wall
from the Post Office Directory for Northumberland & Durham (1879)
Heddon on the Wall - a township and parish, 2 miles north from Ryton and Wylam Railway stations, and 7 miles west from newcastle upon Tyne, in the south division of the County (Northumberland), west division of Castle Ward, and part in the east division of Tindale Ward, union of Castle Ward, county court district of Newcastle, rural deanery of Corbridge, archdeaconry of Northumberland and Diocese of Durham, situated on the site of the great Roman Wall, and on the road from newcastle upon Tyne to carlisle, and bounded by the River Tyne on the south, from the banks of which the ground rises in a gentle acclivity till it reaches the village, which stands on a hill, amidst beautiful scenery, commanding views extending to Gateshead and neighbourhood.
The parish comprises the six townships of Eachwick, heddon on the Wall, East Heddon, West heddon, Houghton with Close House and Whitchester. The church of SS Philip and James is an ancient stone structure in the Saxon style, having a chancel, nave, bell tower with one bell, and has an organ and stained windows: the chancel was restored in 1844: there are sittings for 300. The register dates from the year 1656. The living a vicarage, yearly value £252, with a good residence, erected in 1841, and is in the gift of the Lord Chancellor, and held by the Rev. Charles Bowlker B.A. of Trinity College, Dublin. Near the church is the National School, a stone building, erected in 1851 for boys and girls. here is also a Wesleyan Chapel holding 150 persons. Here are fire brick works and large freestone quarries, and a colliery.
The chief land-owners are John Clayton and Thomas Bates, esqrs.
The soil is loamy, mixed with sand and clay; subsoil, coal measures. The area of the township is 1,188; rateable value, £3,445; the population in 1871 was 428; the area of the entire parish is 4,725 acres; the population in 1871 was 794.
Parish Clerk - John Taylor
POST OFFICE - Mrs Sarah Robson, receiver. letters arrive at 8.50am; depart at 2'30pm. The nearest money order office is at Wylam.
NATIONAL SCHOOL - John Scott, master.
HEDDON BANKS - the seat of Thomas Bates, esq. J.P. is a stone-built mansion in extensive grounds, commanding extensive views of the Tyne valley.
EAST HEDDON township, in Heddon on the Wall parish, is three and a half miles north from \ryton station and 8 miles north-west from newcastle upon Tyne, situated near the wall of Severus, and north of the road to Newcastle. Sir Matthew White Ridley, bart. M.P. is the sole landowner. The acreage is 773: rateable value £943 10s; the population in 1871 was 66.
WEST HEDDON township is one and a half miles north from heddon on the Wall, situated near the Roman Wall, and on the road from Carlisle to Newcastle upon Tyne. The township is entirely the property of George Burdon, esq. J.P. who resides at Heddon House. The area is 346 acres; rateable value £589; the population in 1871 was 26.
EACHWICK township is three and one half miles north-west. Mrs Collingwood and R. Spearman, esq. are chief landowners. The area is 984 acres; rateable value £1457 10s; the population in 1871 was 63.
HOUGHTON with CLOSE HOUSE: form a township, 1 mile north-east from Wylam railway station, half a mile west from Heddon on the Wall, situated near the Roman wall. Close House, an elegant stone mansion, standing in its own grounds, surrounded by rich plantations, overlooking the Tyne valley, is the seat of Calverly Bewicke, esq. who is chief landowner and lord of the manor. The acreage is 617; rateable value, £1280 15s; the population in 1871 was 160.
STREETHOUSE is a hamlet, and is noted as the birth-place of George Stephenson, engineer, founder of the railways of Great Britain.
WHITCHESTER is a township about 2 miles north-west from Heddon on the Wall situated on the north side of the old Roman wall, and is chiefly the property of William Johnson,esq. The area is 817 acres; rateable value £1005 10s; the population in 1871 was 51.
FRENCHMEN'S HOUSES is a hamlet in this township.
RESIDENTS
Mrs Aynsley Houghton
Thomas Bates J.P. Heddon Banks
Mrs Bewick Close House
Calverly Bewick Close House
Rev. Charles B.A. Bowlker (vicar)
George Burdon J.P. Heddon House
Miss Dobson High Seat house, Whitchester
COMMERCIAL
Armatage William, Three Tuns & blacksmith. Armstrong John Atkinson, farmer, Bay's Leap and West Heddon farms. Bell Jas. beer retailer, Frenchman's Row. Brown Edward, joiner, Eachwick. Burn John, wheelwright. Graham Jane (Mrs.) shopkeeper.Gibson Wm, butcher. Heddon Coal & Fire Brick Co. Heslop John, famer, Heddon Banks. Hunter John, builder, Houghton Hillhead. Jackson William, shopkeeper. Laws Robert, farmer, Houghton. Laws William, farmer, Eachwick. March Robert, farmer and auctioneer, Houghton. Martinson Edward, farmer, East Heddon farm. Moore Lydia (Mrs.), shopkeeper. Pattinson & Richardson, farmers, South House farm, Eachwick. Nevins Robert, shopkeeper, Eachwick. Reay Mark, shopkeeper. Richardson William, farmer, Eachwick. Spearman Richard, farmer, Eachwick. Stobart Jane (Mrs.) shopkeeper. Stoker John, Plough, Eachwick. Swan George, farmer, West Heddon. Thompson Robert, beer retailer. Turnbull John, farmer, Heddon Town farm. Twizell Joseph, farmer, Whitchester. Waddell John, stone contractor, Heddon Quarries. Weightman Edward & sons, farmers, High Seat farm. Wilkinson Dorothy (Miss), shopkeeper.
The parish comprises the six townships of Eachwick, heddon on the Wall, East Heddon, West heddon, Houghton with Close House and Whitchester. The church of SS Philip and James is an ancient stone structure in the Saxon style, having a chancel, nave, bell tower with one bell, and has an organ and stained windows: the chancel was restored in 1844: there are sittings for 300. The register dates from the year 1656. The living a vicarage, yearly value £252, with a good residence, erected in 1841, and is in the gift of the Lord Chancellor, and held by the Rev. Charles Bowlker B.A. of Trinity College, Dublin. Near the church is the National School, a stone building, erected in 1851 for boys and girls. here is also a Wesleyan Chapel holding 150 persons. Here are fire brick works and large freestone quarries, and a colliery.
The chief land-owners are John Clayton and Thomas Bates, esqrs.
The soil is loamy, mixed with sand and clay; subsoil, coal measures. The area of the township is 1,188; rateable value, £3,445; the population in 1871 was 428; the area of the entire parish is 4,725 acres; the population in 1871 was 794.
Parish Clerk - John Taylor
POST OFFICE - Mrs Sarah Robson, receiver. letters arrive at 8.50am; depart at 2'30pm. The nearest money order office is at Wylam.
NATIONAL SCHOOL - John Scott, master.
HEDDON BANKS - the seat of Thomas Bates, esq. J.P. is a stone-built mansion in extensive grounds, commanding extensive views of the Tyne valley.
EAST HEDDON township, in Heddon on the Wall parish, is three and a half miles north from \ryton station and 8 miles north-west from newcastle upon Tyne, situated near the wall of Severus, and north of the road to Newcastle. Sir Matthew White Ridley, bart. M.P. is the sole landowner. The acreage is 773: rateable value £943 10s; the population in 1871 was 66.
WEST HEDDON township is one and a half miles north from heddon on the Wall, situated near the Roman Wall, and on the road from Carlisle to Newcastle upon Tyne. The township is entirely the property of George Burdon, esq. J.P. who resides at Heddon House. The area is 346 acres; rateable value £589; the population in 1871 was 26.
EACHWICK township is three and one half miles north-west. Mrs Collingwood and R. Spearman, esq. are chief landowners. The area is 984 acres; rateable value £1457 10s; the population in 1871 was 63.
HOUGHTON with CLOSE HOUSE: form a township, 1 mile north-east from Wylam railway station, half a mile west from Heddon on the Wall, situated near the Roman wall. Close House, an elegant stone mansion, standing in its own grounds, surrounded by rich plantations, overlooking the Tyne valley, is the seat of Calverly Bewicke, esq. who is chief landowner and lord of the manor. The acreage is 617; rateable value, £1280 15s; the population in 1871 was 160.
STREETHOUSE is a hamlet, and is noted as the birth-place of George Stephenson, engineer, founder of the railways of Great Britain.
WHITCHESTER is a township about 2 miles north-west from Heddon on the Wall situated on the north side of the old Roman wall, and is chiefly the property of William Johnson,esq. The area is 817 acres; rateable value £1005 10s; the population in 1871 was 51.
FRENCHMEN'S HOUSES is a hamlet in this township.
RESIDENTS
Mrs Aynsley Houghton
Thomas Bates J.P. Heddon Banks
Mrs Bewick Close House
Calverly Bewick Close House
Rev. Charles B.A. Bowlker (vicar)
George Burdon J.P. Heddon House
Miss Dobson High Seat house, Whitchester
COMMERCIAL
Armatage William, Three Tuns & blacksmith. Armstrong John Atkinson, farmer, Bay's Leap and West Heddon farms. Bell Jas. beer retailer, Frenchman's Row. Brown Edward, joiner, Eachwick. Burn John, wheelwright. Graham Jane (Mrs.) shopkeeper.Gibson Wm, butcher. Heddon Coal & Fire Brick Co. Heslop John, famer, Heddon Banks. Hunter John, builder, Houghton Hillhead. Jackson William, shopkeeper. Laws Robert, farmer, Houghton. Laws William, farmer, Eachwick. March Robert, farmer and auctioneer, Houghton. Martinson Edward, farmer, East Heddon farm. Moore Lydia (Mrs.), shopkeeper. Pattinson & Richardson, farmers, South House farm, Eachwick. Nevins Robert, shopkeeper, Eachwick. Reay Mark, shopkeeper. Richardson William, farmer, Eachwick. Spearman Richard, farmer, Eachwick. Stobart Jane (Mrs.) shopkeeper. Stoker John, Plough, Eachwick. Swan George, farmer, West Heddon. Thompson Robert, beer retailer. Turnbull John, farmer, Heddon Town farm. Twizell Joseph, farmer, Whitchester. Waddell John, stone contractor, Heddon Quarries. Weightman Edward & sons, farmers, High Seat farm. Wilkinson Dorothy (Miss), shopkeeper.
