The Green, Wallsend
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The Green, Wallsend
Image: © Geoff Holland Taken: 9 Mar 2021
Only two village greens in the whole of Tyne & Wear were deemed worthy of a mention in Brian Bailey's 1985 book, 'The English Village Green', those at Whitburn and Wallsend. The book compares the two greens and concludes, "much more surprising is the green at Wallsend" suggesting that it had been retained, "in the face of all probabilities, though it had to fight to do so in the 19th century when the green was threatened with development". 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
54.994975
Longitude
-1.533092