Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Hebburn

Hebburn.-- town with ry. sta., Jarrow par., N. Durham, on river Tyne, 3 miles SW. of South Shields, pop. 11,802; P.O., T.O.; also P.O. at Hebburn Colliery and P.O. at Hebburn New Town; 1 Bank; chemical works and shipbuilding employ most of the inhabitants; in vicinity is the seat of Hebburn Hall.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "town with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Jarrow AP/CP       County Durham AncC
Place: Hebburn

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