South Moor (Silksworth Moor)

HER Number

17432

District

Sunderland

Site Name

South Moor (Silksworth Moor)

Place

Silksworth

Map Sheet

NZ35SE

Class

Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad

Farm

Site Type: Specific

Farm

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

South Moor farm shown on the 1850 plan of the coalfield. Renamed as Silksworth Moor on the 1861 First Edition Plan. Demolished between 1951 and 1976.

Easting

437290

Northing

551740

Grid Reference

NZ437290551740

Sources

Archaeological Services Durham University, 2016, Land at Chapelgarth, Sunderland - Archaeological Assessment; R.Watson, 2019. Land at Chapelgarth, Sunderland, Archaeological Services, Durham University, HER4857; Archaeological Services, Durham University, 2019. Land at Chapelgarth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Archaeological Works report 4992, HER4872