Springwell, The Mount (Mount Lonnen)

HER Number:
7686

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Springwell, The Mount (Mount Lonnen)

Place:
Springwell

Map Sheet:
NZ25NE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Model Settlement

Site Type: Specific:
Workers Village

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
The origins of the hamlet formerly known as The Mount (now Long Row in Mount Lonnen) are unclear, but it probably originated as a mining settlement. References in Washingron Parish registers show that as early as 1729 The Mount was inhabited by pitmen, probably working at Mount Moor Colliery. Until 1750 it formed part of the estate of the Hilton family of Great Usworth.

Easting:
2840

Northing:
5781

Grid Reference:
NZ28405781

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Anon., 1994, Springwell Site 1: Mount Lane – Archaeological Assessment for North East Water. Unpublished report, p.1-2. Washington Parish Registers Vol. 2, Baptisms 1723-73. Newcastle Central Library Local Studies Section.