Whitburn, village green

HER Number

12506

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn, village green

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Village Green

Site Type: Specific

Village Green

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

A picturesque space reminiscent of many other village greens in more rural parts of County Durham. Medieval in origin, the green is registered as common land. It is intersected by tarmac footpaths with granite kerb edges and dotted with mature trees planted around 1900. LOCAL LIST

Easting

440460

Northing

561750

Grid Reference

NZ440460561750

Sources

North East Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, 2006, Whitburn Conservation Area Character Appraisal, p 5; SOUTH TYNESIDE LOCAL LIST REVIEW 2011, LSHA/194/W