West Harton, Biddick Check Chain

Tyne and Wear HER(2393): West Harton, Biddick Check Chain - Details

HER Number:
2393

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
West Harton, Biddick Check Chain

Place:
West Harton

Map Sheet:
NZ36SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Toll Gate

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Biddick Check Chain on the road from East Boldon to South Shields (HER ref. 2451). Presumably a chain, functioning as a Toll Gate.

Easting:
3601

Northing:
6401

Grid Reference:
NZ36016401

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2393 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4