Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wynyard

Wynyard, ry. sta., Durham, 6 miles N. of Stockton; Wynard Park, seat of the Marquis of Londonderry, is 2 miles SE. of the sta.; the mansion is a magnificent edifice in the Grecian style, and has a large statue gallery. An obelisk in the park commemorates Wellington's visit in 1827.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features")
Administrative units: County Durham AncC
Place: Wynyard

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