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| '''Wrekenton''' is a suburb of ], ]. | '''Wrekenton''' is a suburb of ], ]. | ||
| Wrekenton is probably best known to passers by as the location of a large branch of the ] supermarket. It is served by the B1296 which used to be a route of the ]. | Wrekenton is probably best known to passers by as the location of a large branch of the ] supermarket. It is served by the B1296 which used to be a route of the ]. | ||
| It is bordered to the North by ] to the West by ] and to the South by ]. A large part of Wrekenton is a large ] estate known as ]. This is distinct from ] which is located a few hundred metres across the border into ]. | It is bordered to the North by ] to the West by ] and to the South by ]. A large part of Wrekenton is a large ] estate known as ]. This is distinct from ] which is located a few hundred metres across the border into ]. | ||
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Human settlement in EnglandWrekenton is a suburb of Gateshead, England.
Wrekenton is probably best known to passers by as the location of a large branch of the Co-op supermarket. It is served by the B1296 which used to be a route of the Great North Road.
It is bordered to the North by Beacon Lough to the West by Harlow Green and to the South by Eighton Banks. A large part of Wrekenton is a large council estate known as Springwell Estate. This is distinct from Springwell village which is located a few hundred metres across the border into Sunderland.
Roman Roads
Wrekenton is believed to have been the meeting point of two Roman roads, Cade's Road, which ran all the way from the Humber, via York to Newcastle and the Wrekendyke which branched away to the north-east passing close to Jarrow and ending at the Roman fort and harbour of Arbeia, at South Shields. It has even been conjectured that a Roman fort existed on the local golf course at Wrekenton but no evidence for this has been found.
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