Houghton-le-Spring, Sand Pit

Tyne and Wear HER(3167): Houghton-le-Spring, Sand Pit - Details

HER Number:
3167

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Houghton-le-Spring, Sand Pit

Place:
Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Extractive Pit

Site Type: Specific:
Sand Pit

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Sand Pit at Houghton Le Spring.

Easting:
3381

Northing:
5059

Grid Reference:
NZ33815059

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3167 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13