Penshaw, township boundary

HER Number

16805

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Penshaw, township boundary

Place

Penshaw

Map Sheet

NZ35SW

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Boundary

Site Type: Specific

Township Boundary

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Sinuous boundary forming southern limit of Penshaw and South Biddick townships shown on maps from 18th century onwards. Preserved in small part within the modern urban townscape.

Easting

432200

Northing

552100

Grid Reference

NZ432200552100

Sources

The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2015, Penshaw: not just a monument