Wardley Hall

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Wardley Manor House

In the civil parish of Gateshead.
In the historic county of Durham; County Palatinate of (Modern Authority of Gateshead, 1974 county of Tyne and Wear).

May have been a Strong House. The first reference to the manor of Wardley was in 1264 when Prior Hugh de Derlington erected a camera, hall and chapel, which was destroyed by the Scots. In 1313 it was assigned to William de Tanfield. Medieval accounts note a kitchen, dovecote, bovaria, byre, stable, henhouse, herringhouse, farnia and bridge. The current site includes a section of moat but site has been used as dump and much of site is still covered by C19 refuse, old coal waste tips and vehicle dismantling yard.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Uncertain remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NZ306618

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

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