The name originates from a farm which was located about 400 metres East, in what is now the Biddick Hall Estate. ("Brockley" means "of badgers" and "Whins" is synonymous with "bushes"). When the Brandling Junction Railway (now the Newcastle-Sunderland metro line) was built (1839) it crossed the Stanhope and Tyne railway nearby. Sidings were put in place to connect the 2 railways together, and a station was placed there, named after the farm because it was the nearest habitation at that time. The modern estate was apparently named after the station.
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brockley, whins, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, learn, when, remo. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Brockley Whins news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Brockley Whins is an area in South Tyneside part of South Shields with a postcode of NE32 1 Brockley WhinsBrockley Whins Metro stationBrockley WhinsLocation in Tyne and WearCoordinates 54 57 34 N 1 27 39 W 54 959509 N 1 460857 W 54 959509 1 460857OS grid referenceNZ345628Sovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryEnglandDistrictTyne and Wear It is served by Brockley Whins Metro station The name originates from a farm which was located about 400 metres East in what is now the Biddick Hall Estate Brockley means of badgers and Whins is synonymous with bushes When the Brandling Junction Railway now the Newcastle Sunderland metro line was built 1839 it crossed the Stanhope and Tyne railway nearby Sidings were put in place to connect the 2 railways together and a station was placed there named after the farm because it was the nearest habitation at that time The modern estate was apparently named after the station External links edit nbsp Media related to Brockley Whins at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Tyne and Wear location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brockley Whins amp oldid 1116230921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
