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Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Wardley Manor House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 is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NZ306618

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 26608
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 719 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles and Tower Houses of County Durham (Malvern) p63 [slight]
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p140
    Gould, Chalkley, 1905, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Durham Vol1 p359