Penshaw, Penshaw Windmill

HER Number:
3104

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Penshaw, Penshaw Windmill

Place:
Penshaw

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Wind Power Site

Site Type: Specific:
Windmill

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Penshaw Windmill (Corn) at this location. Windmill in existence by 1775 when depicted on Tempest Estate map. Demolished by the end of 19th century. Mill Terrace is the sole clue on the ground of its existence today.

Easting:
3261

Northing:
5288

Grid Reference:
NZ32615288

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3104 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas; Tempest Estate Map, 1775 (DRO NCB 1/X 227)