Ryton Woodside

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Ryton Woodside
County Durham
Folly Lane, Ryton Woodside, Co Durham - geograph-2195702.jpg
Folly Lane, approaching Ryton Woodside
Location
Grid reference: NZ143630
Location: 54°57’42"N, 1°46’29"W
Data
Post town: Ryton
Postcode: NE40
Local Government
Council: Gateshead

Ryton Woodside is a hamlet in County Durham near the town of Ryton. It is in the north-east of the county, near the A659 road. Ryton Woodside is north-east of Greenside and south of Ryton.

Formerly designated as a township, Ryton Woodside was described as a "straggling hamlet', in the 19th century, when its population varied from 885 people in 1801 to 1,106 people in 1891.[1]

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References

  1. Bourn, William: 'History of the Parish of Ryton' (G. & T. Coward, 1896} page 60