Boldon bridge
Boldon bridge
HER Number
959
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Boldon bridge
Place
Boldon
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Road Bridge
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
In 1609 Richard Fawcett, parson of Boldon, left in his will 20s for the mending of Boldon Bridge. On the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map this name is applied to the bridge which carries the Newcastle to Sunderland road across the River Don west of West Boldon.
Easting
434560
Northing
560890
Grid Reference
NZ434560560890
Sources
<< HER 959 >> R. Surtees, 1820, History...of Durham, II, p.
Ordnance Survey maps, 1856, 1st ed. 6 Durham, VII
Ordnance Survey maps, 1856, 1st ed. 6 Durham, VII