Hetton Mill

Hetton Mill

HER Number
17123
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Hetton Mill
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
Site Type: Specific
Watermill
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Hetton Mill at the northern end of the township below the confluence of Hetton Burn and Rough Dene. The mill belonged to the manorial lords of the township, the de Latons and their successors, but it does figure in a number of the charters issued by William de Laton in the 13th century, recording grants of land to free tenants, in particular Geoffrey Mody of Hetton and his descendants.
Easting
434460
Northing
548590
Grid Reference
NZ434460548590
Sources
Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas p186-7; Vance, S. 2017. Land adjacent to Hetton Road, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear: Historic Environment Desk-based assessment, Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd