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Biddick Hall, Mill Pit
South Biddick
54.871266, -1.515236
Opened:
Closed:
pre-1850s
19th c
Entry Created:
29 Apr 2024
Last Updated:
29 Apr 2024
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Earl of Durham
Description (or HER record listing)
NEHL - A coal pit stood just north west of Biddick Hall in what's now a wooded plantation. The name implies it stood close to a mill, though this is not shown on 1850s maps nor tithe maps. The 1848 tithe map dictates this was arable land, and by the 1890s the pit was a mound in the field.
Upon visiting, there was no indication of a pit, just the aforementioned mound. It was likely utilised for the Lambton Estate, as were others in the area. Either way, it was short lived.
The mine entry is shown on government data.
Ordnance Survey, 1862
Site of Mill Pit in the foreground. The aforementioned mound is shown. Taken in 2024.
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Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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