Bedlington Iron Company
Introduction
This iron works was by the River Blyth, on the north bank south of Bedlington. It was opened on leased land after 1736 by William Thomlinson. The works was known for making rails in the 1820s, used by a number of early railways. Although it had its own private waggonway (serving Netherton Colliery, Barrington Colliery the works at Bedlington Staith) the works suffered from not being connected to the railway network until the 1850s. It closed in 1867.
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
This iron works was on the north bank of the River Blyth, to the south of Bedlington, at Blyth Dene. There were iron pits nearby.
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This colliery was north west of Bedlington. It was developed by the Bedlington Iron Company for their nearby Bedlington Iron Works. It was served by their private railway until the line was taken over by the Blyth and Tyne Railway, becoming part of their Morpeth Branch (Blyth and Tyne Railway) of 1857/8.
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