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Whittonstall Sproats


Whittonstall Sproats is a hamlet located about ¼mile south-west of the village of Whittonstall. In addition to Sproats Farm, there are farm cottages and a couple of houses. There are remains of bell pits here, probably dating to the 17th or 18th century.

Whittonstall Shotley Low Quarter Civil Parish
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Whittonstall Sproats Farm
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Whittonstall Sproats from the east
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Footpath from the Fell road to the Sproats
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Whittonstall bell pits (Shotley Low Quarter)
- A row of post-medieval bell pits were revealed during modern opencast coal mining activity in 1971. Although there was no dating evidence the pits are thought to be earlier than …
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Post code: DH8 9JR
County: Northumberland
Grid ref: NZ06885679

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