Houghton-le-Spring, Wagonway

HER Number

3614

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Houghton-le-Spring, Wagonway

Place

Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet

NZ35SW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Tramway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Wagonway

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the course of a possible old wagonway, perhaps associated with Morton Engine (HER ref. 3140) – but this is unclear on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan.

Easting

432040

Northing

550690

Grid Reference

NZ432040550690

Sources

<< HER 3614 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13