Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Walker

Walker, town with ry. sta., Longbenton par., Northumberland, on river Tyne, 3 miles E. of Newcastle, 1200 ac., pop. 9527; P.O., T.O. Walker is a local government dist., and has ironfounding, iron-shipbuilding, mfrs. of chemicals, and trade in coal.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "town with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Longbenton AP/CP       Northumberland AncC
Place: Walker

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