Bishopwearmouth, Millfield Clay Pits
Bishopwearmouth, Millfield Clay Pits
HER Number
2845
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, Millfield Clay Pits
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
Site Type: Specific
Clay Pit
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Clay Pits, the number of which is unclear.
Easting
438260
Northing
556810
Grid Reference
NZ438260556810
Sources
<< HER 2845 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8