Public Footpath near Palmersville
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Public Footpath near Palmersville
Image: © Geoff Holland Taken: 1 Dec 2020
This public footpath, which links Killingworth Village with Great Lime Road at Palmersville, follows the route of the old Killingworth Waggonway. The waggonway was opened in 1764 and ran from Killingworth Colliery to Willington Quay. The North Tyneside historic network of waggonways had fallen into disrepair over many years but in 2000 North Tyneside Council successfully bid for over £2 million worth of Government funding to transform more than 30 miles of these waggonways into recreational routes for walkers and cyclists. At this point the watercourse known as The Letch flows beneath the footpath https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6694420. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk
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Image Location
Latitude
55.027585
Longitude
-1.554301