Millfield, Windmill

HER Number

2824

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Millfield, Windmill

Place

Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Power Generation Site

Site Type: Specific

Windmill

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

This Windmill is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1855.

Easting

438734

Northing

556980

Grid Reference

NZ438734556980

Sources

<< HER 2824 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8