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Winlaton is a village in County Durham. It is now contiguous with Blaydon to its north-east. Winlaton was once at the centre of the local steel industry. In 1691, the industrialist Ambrose Crowley set up furnaces and forges here and at Winlaton Mill. The Crowley works were regarded as the largest manufactory of the kind in Europe. The gates for Buckingham Palace were forged in Winlaton. The village is within the council area of Gateshead.
Place Type: Village
Historic County: Durham
Lat, Long: 54.954518,-1.7239661
Grid Reference: NZ 1777 6224
Council Area: Gateshead CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Northumbria PA
GBPN ID: 50142
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Winlaton,_Durham_50142
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Place Type: Village
Historic County: Durham
Lat, Long: 54.954518,-1.7239661
Grid Reference: NZ 1777 6224
Council Area: Gateshead CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Northumbria PA
GBPN ID: 50142
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Winlaton,_Durham_50142
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