Springwell, The Mount (Mount Lonnen)
Springwell, The Mount (Mount Lonnen)
HER Number
7686
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Springwell, The Mount (Mount Lonnen)
Place
Springwell
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
Settlement
Site Type: Specific
Workers Village
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
The origins of the hamlet formerly known as The Mount (now Long Row in Mount Lonnen) are unclear, but it probably originated as a mining settlement. References in Washingron Parish registers show that as early as 1729 The Mount was inhabited by pitmen, probably working at Mount Moor Colliery. Until 1750 it formed part of the estate of the Hilton family of Great Usworth.
Easting
428400
Northing
557810
Grid Reference
NZ428400557810
Sources
Anon., 1994, Springwell Site 1: Mount Lane – Archaeological Assessment for North East Water. Unpublished report, p.1-2.
Washington Parish Registers Vol. 2, Baptisms 1723-73. Newcastle Central Library Local Studies Section.
Washington Parish Registers Vol. 2, Baptisms 1723-73. Newcastle Central Library Local Studies Section.