Sunderland, Silksworth, South Moor (Silksworth Moor)

HER Number:
17432

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Silksworth, South Moor (Silksworth Moor)

Place:
Silksworth

Map Sheet:
NZ35SE

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Land Use Site

Site Type: Specific:
Farmstead

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
South Moor farm shown on the 1850 plan of the coalfield. Renamed as Silksworth Moor on the 1861 First Edition Plan. Demolished between 1951 and 1976.

Easting:
3729

Northing:
5174

Grid Reference:
NZ37295174

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Services Durham University, 2016, Land at Chapelgarth, Sunderland - Archaeological Assessment; R.Watson, 2019. Land at Chapelgarth, Sunderland, Archaeological Services, Durham University, HER4857; Archaeological Services, Durham University, 2019. Land at Chapelgarth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Archaeological Works report 4992, HER4872