Chopwell, Sand Pit

Chopwell, Sand Pit

HER Number

3378

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Chopwell, Sand Pit

Place

Chopwell

Map Sheet

NZ15NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Sand Pit

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Sand Pit at this location.

Easting

414350

Northing

559460

Grid Reference

NZ414350559460

Sources

<< HER 3378 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 5