Penshaw, West Barnwell Farm

HER Number:
16874

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Penshaw, West Barnwell Farm

Place:
Penshaw

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Land Use Site

Site Type: Specific:
Farm

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Farm shown on the 1775 Tempest plan and subsequent plans. Still labelled and showing gin gang on 1959 plan. Tithe plan 1848 states the landowner as Charles William Vane, Marquess of Londonderry and the tenent as James Humphrey.

Easting:
3298

Northing:
5332

Grid Reference:
NZ32985332

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas; Tempest, 1775, Plan of Penshaw Lands, DRO NCB 1/X 227