West Herrington, Gravel Pit

HER Number

3119

District

Sunderland

Site Name

West Herrington, Gravel Pit

Place

West Herrington

Map Sheet

NZ35SE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Gravel Pit

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

This Gravel Pit is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, indicating that it was probably out of use by 1858.

Easting

435470

Northing

553990

Grid Reference

NZ435470553990

Sources

<< HER 3119 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13