Throckley, Nymph Pit

HER Number:
3959

District:
Outside

Site Name:
Throckley, Nymph Pit

Place:
Throckley

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Colliery

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Nymph Pit (Coal) is shown at this location on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, but is not shown on the 2nd edition plan, indicating that it was out of use by c.1895.

Easting:
1529

Northing:
6769

Grid Reference:
NZ15296769

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3959 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 87; Extracts from minute book of George Johnson (1774-1775) Throckley Collieries (owned by Steve Grudgings)