Whitburn, village green

HER Number:
12506

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitburn, village green

Place:
Whitburn

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Village Green

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
A picturesque space reminiscent of many other village greens in more rural parts of County Durham. Medieval in origin, the green is registered as common land. It is intersected by tarmac footpaths with granite kerb edges and dotted with mature trees planted around 1900. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
4046

Northing:
6175

Grid Reference:
NZ40466175

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North East Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, 2006, Whitburn Conservation Area Character Appraisal, p 5; SOUTH TYNESIDE LOCAL LIST REVIEW 2011, LSHA/194/W