Birtley, Deer Park

HER Number:
4621

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Birtley, Deer Park

Place:
Birtley

Map Sheet:
NZ25NE

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Hunting Site

Site Type: Specific:
Deer Park

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C15

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
This medieval deer park was owned by the Bishop of Durham in the 15th century. A small area of open land is now used as a golf course, but there do not appear to be any remaining boundaries or other surviving traces of the deer park.

Easting:
27893

Northing:
55488

Grid Reference:
NZ2789355488

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4621 >> Pers. Comm. B. Harbottle