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Wylam
Wylam is a village in the area of Northumberland. It lies concerning 10 miles (16 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is famous for the being the birth place of George Stephenson, one of the very early railway pioneers. George Stephenson's Birth place, his cottage, can be discovered on the north bank of the Tyne 3/4 mile (1.2 kilometres) east of the town centre. It is had by the National Trust however is not open to the public. Wylam has better links with the very early railway pioneers. The steam locomotive engineer Timothy Hackworth, who collaborated with Stephenson, was likewise birthed here. William Hedley that was birthed in the nearby village of Newburn attended the town college. He later on went on to create as well as manufacture Puffing Billy in 1813, 2 years prior to George Stephenson created his first engine Blücher. Christopher Blackett as lord of the chateau in the initial three decades of the 19th century offered the entrepreneurial drive that encouraged these designers.