ELSWICKE, a township in that part of the parish
of ST-JOHN-NEWCASTLE, which is in the western division
of CASTLE ward, county of NORTHUMBERLAND, 1
mile (W.) from Newcastle, containing 464 inhabitants.
Elswicke adjoins the town of Newcastle on the west,
and extends along the northern bank of the Tyne; it
contains many good houses, and various manufactories,
particularly a shot tower, which was erected in
1796, rising to the height of one hundred and
seventy-five feet. There are extensive coal-works in the
neighbourhood, and in a place termed the Quarry field
large quantities of stone are obtained for building.