Wylam/ˈwaɪləm/ is a village and civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England. It is located about 10 miles (16 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
It is famous for the being the birthplace of George Stephenson, one of the early railway pioneers. George Stephenson's Birthplace, his cottage, can be found on the north bank of the Tyne 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the village. It is owned by the National Trust. [2]
Wylam has further connections with the early railway pioneers. The steam locomotive engineer Timothy Hackworth, who worked with Stephenson, was also born here. William Hedley who was born in the nearby village of Newburn attended the village school. He later went on to design and manufacture Puffing Billy in 1813, two years before George Stephenson produced his first locomotive Blücher. Christopher Blackett as lord of the manor in the first 30 years of the 19th century provided the entrepreneurial drive that encouraged these engineers.
^"Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 June 2015.
^"Opening Times | George Stephenson's Birthplace | National Trust". National Trust. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
Wylam /ˈwaɪləm/ is a village and civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England. It is located about 10 miles (16 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne...
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North Wylam. The line then crossed the River Tyne using the Wylam Railway Bridge, rejoining the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway again at the West Wylam Junction...
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the Tyne Valley after Hexham. Nearby villages include Ovingham, Ovington, Wylam, Stocksfield, Hedley on the Hill and Mickley. The name derives from the...
in early railway development. While working as a 'viewer' or manager at Wylam Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne, he built the first practical steam locomotive...
small Northumberland enclave on the south bank of the River Tyne linked to Wylam by the Points Bridge. It consists of approximately 25 originally two-up...
Wylam is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 9 miles 71 chains (9.89 mi;...
least for the justice of Christ". The Church of England parish church of Wylam, Northumberland, England is dedicated to Saint Oswin. The church was built...
Park, Warkworth George Stephenson, pioneering railway engineer, born at Wylam in 1781 Trevor Steven, footballer born in Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1963 Percival...
Puffing Billy built by Christopher Blackett and William Hedley for the Wylam Colliery Railway, the first successful locomotive running by adhesion only...
The pavilion is now being used as a microbrewery and concert venue for Wylam Brewery. The wooded gorge of the Ouseburn in the east of the city is known...
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Corbridge, Seahouses, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Stocksfield, Haltwhistle, Wylam, Chathill, Belford and Wooler), plus a very small part of northern County...
built 1813–14 by engineer William Hedley. It was intended to work on the Wylam Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne. This locomotive is the oldest preserved...
villages around Hexham include Corbridge, Riding Mill, Stocksfield and Wylam to the east, Acomb and Bellingham to the north, Allendale to the south and...
(4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge. In 1748, the Wylam waggonway was built to a 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge for the shipment of coal from Wylam to Lemington down the River Tyne...
performances. Music was by Wilfred Josephs, under the pseudonym Wilfred Wylam. The Great Houdini a.k.a. The Great Houdinis (1976) – played by Paul Michael...
North Wylam railway station served the village of Wylam, Northumberland, England from 1876 to 1968 on the Tyne Valley Line. The station opened on 13 May...
locomotive was Puffing Billy, built 1813–14 by engineer William Hedley for the Wylam Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne. This locomotive is the oldest preserved...
Railway, which opened in 1830. George Stephenson was born on 9 June 1781 in Wylam, Northumberland, which is 9 miles (15 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne. He...
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