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Kenton Quarry, Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Address: West of Creighton Avenue,
Kenton
County: Tyne And Wear
Postcode: NE3 4LP
Nearest Town: Newcastle upon Tyne
Map Reference: NZ225675
Grid Reference: E: 421743 N: 567553
Further Information: Kenton Quarry can not be found on the 1867 O.S. Map, however twenty years later it was exporting thousands of millstones and grindstones all over the world. It ceased production in the 1920s. It stood on the area of land just west of Creighton Avenue and is now filled in and grassed over.
Associated Name(s): Kenton Quarry, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Period(s) Quarried: Post Medieval, Modern.