Wrekenton is a Town in the county of Tyne and Wear.

Wrekenton postcode: NE9 7JN

Retail in Wrekenton

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

Gateshead is one of Wrekenton's best, nearby towns to visit in Wrekenton.

Metrocentre, and Eldon Square are some of Wrekenton best shopping centres to visit near Wrekenton.

Places near Wrekenton feature a number of interesting cities including Newcastle.

Airports to visit near Wrekenton include Newcastle International Airport.

Wrekenton History

There are some historic monuments around Wrekenton:

• Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, Wallsend Roman fort, Segedunum
• St Mary's Chapel, Jesmond
• Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch
• Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm
• Chapel on the south side of Kingsley Avenue
• Old Tyne Bridge (land arches)
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, section between Eastfield Avenue and Tumulus Avenue
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower
• Holy Cross Church and graveyard, Wallsend
• Colliery engine house at Washington F Pit, Albany
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Plummer Tower and a 17th century bastion
• Concangium Roman fort
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, two sections of Hadrian's Wall between Sharpe Road and The Avenue
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 5, sections of wall in playing field of Rutherford School
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• 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: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch
• Wardley moated site
• Ravensworth quadrangular castle
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4, sections of wall between Crawhall Road and Jubilee Road
• Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall under the forecourt of the Fosse public house
• DUNSTON STAITHES
• Salter's Bridge, Gosforth
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch
• Harbour House Chapel
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower
• Newcastle Swing Bridge
• Chester New Bridge
• The Friars, remains of Dominican friary
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall near the junction of Fossway and Shields Road
• St Mary's Well, Jesmond
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 1, three sections between Stotts Road and Vauxhall Road
• Bowes Railway