Whitburn

The earliest evidence of human occupation in Whitburn dates back to the Mesolithic period (8,000–4,500BC). Lumps of burnt daub have been discovered at Potter's Hole on the coast, probably from a timber structure. Archaeological deposits and Mesolithic flint scatters have been found at nearby sites, including St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth. Neolithic and Bronze Age flints have also been found in Whitburn. A Bronze Age cist burial was uncovered in Wheatall Farm in 1929 which contained a 35-year-old person buried with an arrowhead, flints and limpets. When the bishopric of Monkwearmouth was founded in 674, the king gifted all of the royal estates east of Dere Street and north of the River…

Whitburn has retained its village character, with its main street, parish church, cricket ground and park with bowling greens and tennis courts. The street plan of the medieval core of the village largely remains today and can be seen in the layout of Front Street. <mapframe text="Map of key features in Whitburn" width="350" height="350" zoom="13" longitude="-1.36601" latitude="54.957" align="center"> { "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "title": "Whitburn Windmill", "description": "", "marker-symbol": "monument", "marker-size": "large", "marker-color": "0050d0"}, "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [-1.36601, 54.9561] }}, { "type":…