George Stephenson's Birthplace

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| location = Riverside Walk, Wylam, Northumberland

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| owner = National Trust

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| designation1 = Grade II*

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| designation1_date = 15 April 1959

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George Stephenson's Birthplace is the 18th-century stone cottage home of rail pioneer George Stephenson. Located along the north bank of the River Tyne in the village of Wylam, Northumberland, the cottage is owned by the National Trust and until recently it was open to the public as a historic house museum. The house also featured exhibits about Stephenson's Rocket, an early steam locomotive. The Museum is no longer open to the public.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/place-pages/140/pages/opening-times-calendar|title=Opening Times {{!}} George Stephenson's Birthplace {{!}} National Trust|website=National Trust|language=en|access-date=2018-06-07}}

The House was built circa 1750{{cite web|title=Visit NE England |url=http://www.visitnortheastengland.com/what-to-see-and-do/search-results/george-stephenson-s-birthplace-p23341 |work=Visit North East Web Page |accessdate=21 February 2012 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and is a Grade II* listed building.{{cite web|title=Keys to the Past |url=http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N10914 |accessdate=21 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112175510/http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N10914 |archivedate=12 November 2012 }} When George Stephenson was born, in 1781, there would have been four families living in this humble two storey cottage.{{cite book|last=Timbs|first=John|title=Stories of inventors and discoverers in science and the useful arts: a book for old and young|publisher=Kent|year=1860|location=Kent|pages=[https://archive.org/details/storiesinventor02timbgoog/page/n317 290]–295|url=https://archive.org/details/storiesinventor02timbgoog}}

The house is accessible by bike and is a {{convert|0.4|mi|abbr=on}} walk from the nearest car park.{{Cn|date=July 2022}}