Herrington Burn

Tyne and Wear HER(14850): Herrington Burn - Details

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HER Number:
14850

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Herrington Burn

Place:
Herrington Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Settlement

Site Type: Specific:
Village

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Shown on the 1848 tithe plan and subsequent plans. Farm and industrial buildings. Whelan (1856) describes the Herrington Burn as a hamlet in the township of West Herrington containing two flour mills. Nathanial Edwards is listed as a corn miller.

Easting:
3309

Northing:
5264

Grid Reference:
NZ33095264

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Ordnance Survey First Edition 1857; Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas; Penshaw Tithe Plan 1848 (DDR/EA/TTH/1/187)

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