Benwell, medieval fishery

HER Number:
12289

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Benwell, medieval fishery

Place:
Benwell

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Fish Trap

Site Type: Specific:
Fish Weir

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C15

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A fishery here was given to Tynemouth Priory in 1472. It is recorded again in 1551 and 1608, where there is specific mention of fishing for salmon. Its annual rent in 1851 was £50. Shown on OS first edition of 1858.

Easting:
219

Northing:
632

Grid Reference:
NZ219632

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
V.E. Watts, 1988, Some Northumbrian Fishery Names III in Durham Archaeological Journal, 4, 1988, pp 53-59; M.H. Dodds, 1930, A History of Northumberland, Vol. XIII, p. 219