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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Backworth

  

Backworth Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Backworth

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Backworth history

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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.

You can visit Backworth places with Walkfo Backworth to hear history at Backworth’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Backworth has 25 places to visit in our interactive Backworth map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Backworth, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Backworth places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Backworth & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 25 audio facts unique to Backworth places in an interactive Backworth map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Backworth Places Map
25 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Backworth tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Backworth

  

Best Backworth places to visit

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Backworth has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Backworth’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Backworth’s information audio spots:

Earsdon Earsdon is a village in North Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear. It sits on the border of Northumberland, which it is historically part of, and is approximately two miles from Whitley Bay. The village had a population of 613 in 2011.

Cobalt Park Cobalt Park is a business park located in North Tyneside, England. It is one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom. Cobalt is located on the North Sea coast.

Silverlink Shopping Park The Silverlink Shopping Park is a retail park in North Tyneside, England containing more than 20 stores with retail accomodation of 208,000 square feet (19,300 m) It was developed by the Crown Estate, has 927 car parking spaces, and has an annual footfall of 7.2 million.

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