Birtley, Deer Park
Birtley, Deer Park
HER Number
4621
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Birtley, Deer Park
Place
Birtley
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
Class
Recreational
Site Type: Broad
Hunting Site
Site Type: Specific
Deer Park
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
This medieval deer park was owned by the Bishop of Durham in the 15th century. A small area of open land is now used as a golf course, but there do not appear to be any remaining boundaries or other surviving traces of the deer park.
Easting
427893
Northing
555488
Grid Reference
NZ427893555488
Sources
<< HER 4621 >> Pers. Comm. B. Harbottle