Whickham, Mill Race
Whickham, Mill Race
HER Number
3642
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Whickham, Mill Race
Place
Whickham
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
Site Type: Specific
Mill Race
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
This was a Mill Race from the Derwent to High Forge (HER ref. 3640), which also connected the Derwent Gut (HER ref. 3641) with the river, though its precise relationship with the Forge and the Gut is unclear.
Easting
419680
Northing
561920
Grid Reference
NZ419680561920
Sources
<< HER 3642 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6