Overview
The saved OpenStreetMap point names this local-history subject Jesmond Flint Mill. Its saved wording contains a real fact, date, person, event or past use rather than stock map wording, so the information point is kept as a first account. The source words remain unchanged below.
What this place is
The individual map object names the subject Jesmond Flint Mill and records the point as Visitor information. It is treated as a marker for that exact local subject, not as a general tourist office or map.
People and events
Among the trees on the left are the remains of an 18th to 19th Century flint mill. Flint, carried back from London as ballast in collier ships, was ground for use in the pottery industry.
How it was used
Only the people, dates, events and former uses stated in the saved words above belong to this first account. No missing name, cause or outcome is supplied from a nearby story.
What survives
The map point records where information headed Jesmond Flint Mill was mapped. It does not by itself prove that the board is still present or open to the public. The saved operator is Heaton History Group.
Why it mattered
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History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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