Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Willington Quay within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Willington Quay, town with ry. sta., Wallsend par., Northumberland, on river Tyne, 2 miles SW. of North Shields, 320 ac., pop. 4974; P.O., T.O. Willington Quay is of comparatively recent growth, and is a prosperous town with large shipbuilding yards, copper smelting works, leadworks, firebrick works, rope-making, and other industries. The town is a local government district. Robert Stephenson (1803-1859), civil engineer, was a native.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Willington, eccl. dist., Wallsend par., Northumberland, on river Tyne, in town of Willington Quay, pop. 1764; P.O. See WILLINGTON QUAY.