In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Maiden Paps like this:
MAIDEN-PAPS, two round-topped limestone rocks in Tunstall township, Bishop-Wearmouth parish, Durham; 2½ miles SSW of Sunderland. They serve as landmarks to mariners entering Sunderland harbour.
Additional information about this locality is available for Tunstall
Maiden Paps through time
Maiden Paps is now part of Sunderland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sunderland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Maiden Paps itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Maiden Paps, in Sunderland and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25666
Date accessed: 06th November 2024
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