Swalwell is a Village in the county of Tyne and Wear.

Swalwell postcode: NE16 3BP

Retail in Swalwell

There are great places to visit near Swalwell including some great towns, shopping centres, cities and airports.

Swalwell is near some unmissable towns like Gateshead,

Swalwell has some unmissable shopping centres nearby like Metrocentre, and Eldon Square.

The area around Swalwell's best cities can be found at Newcastle.

The area close to Swalwell boasts some of the best airports including Newcastle International Airport.

Swalwell History

There are some historic monuments around Swalwell:

• Coal workings at Dewley Pits, 650m south west of Black Callerton
• Friarside Chapel
• Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
• Dewley Hill round barrow and associated features, 350m north west of Dewley Farm
• Salter's Bridge, Gosforth
• Collierley Chapel
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street
• Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 9, Blucher to Dene House
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower
• Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle
• St Mary's Well, Jesmond
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower
• Vicar's Pele: a medieval tower house on north side of Main Street
• Ravensworth quadrangular castle
• Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Plummer Tower and a 17th century bastion
• Bowes Railway
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 8 from Denton to Blucher
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey
• Ryton village cross 160m south east of church
• St Mary's Chapel, Jesmond
• Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of vallum 75m long at Denton Dene
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Denton section of Hadrian's Wall, Denton Turret and Hadrian's Wall at West Denton
• Two rectilinear enclosed settlements, south of Castle Street
• Round cairn at Heddon Laws Farm
• The Friars, remains of Dominican friary
• Old Tyne Bridge (land arches)
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch
• Newcastle Swing Bridge
• Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• DUNSTON STAITHES
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 5, sections of wall in playing field of Rutherford School
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section from Denton Road to Denton Dene
• Hadrian's Wall vallum in wall mile 6, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in grounds of St Cuthbert's School
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in garden of West Road Methodist Chapel
• Causey Arch, Tanfield
• Chapel on the south side of Kingsley Avenue
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 10 from Dene House to Throckley Bank Top
• Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4, sections of wall between Crawhall Road and Jubilee Road
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower
• Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham