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Backworth history
Backworth Manor
In an assessment-roll of 1292 Backworth is included as one of the ten manors belonging to Tynemouth Priory. Preston, Monkseaton, Backworth and Flatworth do not appear in the record of 1264.
West Backworth Village
West Backworth is now a deserted medieval village. King Richard I confirmed Tynemouth Priory in possession of their lands in 1189. Aerial photographs show a row of crofts along each side of an east-west street.
Backworth Roman Hoard
A hoard of gold and silver objects was found in 1812, supposedly near Backworth. The hoard consisted of: a silver skillet in which were a pair of silver-gilt trumpet brooches, one silver and five gold rings, one gold bracelet, two gold chains with wheel-shaped pendant, and a crescent attached, 280+ Roman denarii, and two first brass coins.
19th century onwards
Backworth was a centre of coal mining through the 19th century and much of the 20th century. As late as 1950, 2,905 people were employed in the collieries in and around Backworth. In 1980, Backworth’s last pit, Eccles Colliery, closed after 165 years of mining in the area.
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