East Rainton, Pontop Pit

HER Number:
3215

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
East Rainton, Pontop Pit

Place:
East Rainton

Map Sheet:
NZ34NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Colliery

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Pontop Pit was the earliest in the area. It was situated on the site of the present primary school.

Easting:
3338

Northing:
4773

Grid Reference:
NZ33384773

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3215 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20; Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas p561