Wrekenton is a Town in the county of Tyne and Wear.

Wrekenton postcode: NE9 7JN

Retail in Wrekenton

There are great places to visit near Wrekenton including some great towns, shopping centres, cities and airports.

There are a number of towns near to Wrekenton including Gateshead.

Don't miss Metrocentre, and Eldon Square's shopping centres if visiting the area around Wrekenton.

Newcastle is one of Wrekenton's best, nearby cities to visit in Wrekenton.

The area around Wrekenton's best airports can be found at Newcastle International Airport.

Wrekenton History

There are some historic monuments around Wrekenton:

• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street
• Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, section between Eastfield Avenue and Tumulus Avenue
• Newcastle Swing Bridge
• Chapel on the south side of Kingsley Avenue
• Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm
• Colliery engine house at Washington F Pit, Albany
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch
• The Friars, remains of Dominican friary
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West
• Concangium Roman fort
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 1, three sections between Stotts Road and Vauxhall Road
• Wardley moated site
• St Mary's Chapel, Jesmond
• Harbour House Chapel
• Holy Cross Church and graveyard, Wallsend
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Plummer Tower and a 17th century bastion
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 5, sections of wall in playing field of Rutherford School
• Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle
• St Mary's Well, Jesmond
• Salter's Bridge, Gosforth
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, two sections of Hadrian's Wall between Sharpe Road and The Avenue
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4, sections of wall between Crawhall Road and Jubilee Road
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall near the junction of Fossway and Shields Road
• Old Tyne Bridge (land arches)
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, Wallsend Roman fort, Segedunum
• Bowes Railway
• Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle
• DUNSTON STAITHES
• Chester New Bridge
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• Ravensworth quadrangular castle
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall under the forecourt of the Fosse public house
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell