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N5702
Bilton Common, bell pits
Lesbury
55.385118, -1.665350
Opened:
Closed:
17th c
17th c
Entry Created:
10 May 2022
Last Updated:
10 May 2022
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Description (or HER record listing)
A map drawn in 1624 shows bell pits on Bilton Common. The area was later quarried and nothing remains of the bell pits
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Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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