Shiney Row, Penshaw water mill

HER Number

16804

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Shiney Row, Penshaw water mill

Place

Penshaw

Map Sheet

NZ35SW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Power Generation Site

Site Type: Specific

Watermill

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Site of water mill for Penshaw township. First mentioned in charter of 1170/80 and Boldon Book. Mill race and dam shown on historic maps.

Easting

432440

Northing

552000

Grid Reference

NZ432440552000

Sources

The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2015, Penshaw: not just a monument; John Tempest, 1775, Plan of Penshaw DRO NCB 1/X 227