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.

Towns to visit near Wrekenton include Gateshead.

Metrocentre, and Eldon Square are great places to visit near Wrekenton if you like shopping centres.

There are a several good cities in the area around Wrekenton like Newcastle.

Airports to visit near Wrekenton include Newcastle International Airport.

Wrekenton History

There are some historic monuments around Wrekenton:

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