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Cleadon Village Atlas

Cleadon Village Atlas

Are you a resident of Cleadon or the surrounding area? If so you may be interested in the Village Atlas project.

This project celebrates the historic environment of Cleadon, using archaeology, historic buildings and landscapes. It links with the biodiversity and geodiversity to provide a full understanding of the environment.

The Atlas is now complete and information can be found on the Cleadon Village.

For further information please contact Penny Middleton at NAA Heritage Consultants on 0191 3750943 or email pm@naa.gb.com

Cleadon Village Atlas Summary Document

The summary document will give you an overview of what has been found out about Cleadon during the project. You can find out what interests you, and then look into the full Cleadon Village Atlas for more information.

Cleadon Atlas Summary (PDF, 20Mb)

Cleadon Village Atlas – Full Document 

The full version of the Cleadon Village Atlas is available for you to download. It is divided into seven parts:

  • Part One – Cleadon Village Atlas 01 – Cover Introduction and Contents (PDF, 6Mb)
  • Part Two – In the beginning – Cleadon Village Atlas 02 – Cleadon Geology by Brian Young (PDF, 6Mb)
  • Part Three I – The story of a Village – Cleadon Village Atlas 03i – Cleadon Archaeology and history by Penny Middleton (PDF, 21Mb)
  • Part Three II – The story of a Village –  Cleadon Village Atlas 03ii – Cleadon Archaeology and history (continued) by Penny Middleton (PDF, 11Mb)
  • Part Four – Around us today – Cleadon Village Atlas 04 – Cleadon Natural Environment by Ivan Dunn (PDF, 2Mb)
  • Part Five – Cleadon Village Atlas 05 – Bibliography (PDF, 61kb)
  • Part Six – Cleadon Village Atlas 06 – Site Inventory (PDF, 2Mb)

 If you want to read a full copy of the Cleadon Village Atlas it will be available from July 2015 at the local library, or from the Cleadon Village History Society.

Cleadon Village Atlas – other reports

As well as compiling the Village Atlas the group and contractors have produced other reports. These include Cleadon Tower Building Survey, Cleadon Old Mill Community Excavation and Cleadon’s Schools. These will be added to this section when they are available.

Cleadon Schools – A study of the schools by Kathleen Robinson (PDF, 17Mb)

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