Graveyard, St. Michael & All Angels, Newburn
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Graveyard, St. Michael & All Angels, Newburn
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 23 Jul 2010
The three gravestones at the rear are those of the Hedley family Image William Hedley (1779 – 1843) was another railway pioneer and was born in Newburn http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=304347&resourceID=5 Two of his famous creations were 'Puffing Billy' Image and 'Wylam Dilly' Image http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hedley The connection with railway pioneers was complete when George Stephenson married Frances (Fanny) Henderson on 28 November 1802 and, after her death in 1806, remarried Betty Hindmarsh on 29 March 1820, both at Newburn Church http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stephenson
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Image Location
Latitude
54.982475
Longitude
-1.7409