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 An Account of the Strata of Northumberland and Durham Volume: C-E, Page: 54 

No. 457 — Chirton

Township of Chirton, Northumberland

Sheet 89 of 19thC Ordnance Map.  Lat. 55° 00' 33",  Long. 1° 26' 39".

[ OS Grid Ref: NZ 35544 68438 (435544,568438) ]

Strata bored through near North Shields Church, in the Earl of Carlisle's Grounds, about 240 yards North from the Engine, 1756

Approximate surface level 110 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Source:  An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881

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19th Century Mapping
  List of other entries on Northumberland Sheet 89
  Location on 1st Series OS Map [www.old-maps.co.uk]
 
20th Century Mapping
  List of other entries on Landranger Sheet 88 (Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham & Sunderland)
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  Location on current map [www.streetmap.co.uk]
 

 

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