East Barnwell Farm

HER Number

16878

District

Sunderland

Site Name

East Barnwell Farm

Place

Penshaw

Map Sheet

NZ35SW

Class

Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad

Farm

Site Type: Specific

Farm

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Farm shown on the 1775 Tempest plan and subsequent plans. Still labelled as East Barnwell Farm on 1959 plan. Tithe plan 1848 states the landowner as Charles William Vane, Marquess of Londonderry and the tenent as Robert Humphrey.

Easting

433420

Northing

554030

Grid Reference

NZ433420554030

Sources

The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas; Tempest Estate Map, 1775 (DRO NCB 1/X 227)