Shiney Row, Penshaw water mill

HER Number:
16804

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Shiney Row, Penshaw water mill

Place:
Penshaw

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Water Power Production Site

Site Type: Specific:
Watermill

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C12

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Site of water mill for Penshaw township. First mentioned in charter of 1170/80 and Boldon Book. Mill race and dam shown on historic maps.

Easting:
3244

Northing:
5200

Grid Reference:
NZ32445200

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2015, Penshaw: not just a monument; John Tempest, 1775, Plan of Penshaw DRO NCB 1/X 227