Blaydon Burn, Nipper's Well

HER Number:
8439

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Blaydon Burn, Nipper's Well

Place:
Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Water Storage Site

Site Type: Specific:
Well

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C17?

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The name seems to derive from Nippers Wood Farm (Winlaton tithe) owned by Peregrine Edward Townley and occupied by William Burn. Although called a farm, no farm buildings appear to have been associated. A William Nipper paid rent on part of a house in Winlaton in 1801. There are no visible remains.

Easting:
1736

Northing:
6308

Grid Reference:
NZ17366308

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Northern Archaeological Associates & Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2005, Blaydon Burn, Gateshead - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Building Survey of Industrial Structures