Tyne and Wear HER(3215): East Rainton, Pontop Pit - Details
3215
Sunderland
East Rainton, Pontop Pit
East Rainton
NZ34NW
Industrial
Coal Mining Site
Colliery
Early Modern
C19
Documentary Evidence
Pontop Pit was the earliest in the area. It was situated on the site of the present primary school.
3338
4773
NZ33384773
<< HER 3215 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20; Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas p561