Tyne and Wear HER(12309): Longbenton, Hungeryere Fishery - Details
12309
N Tyneside
Longbenton, Hungeryere Fishery
Longbenton
NZ26SE
Agriculture and Subsistence
Fish Trap
Fish Weir
Medieval
C13
Documentary Evidence
Hungeryere in 1244. Probably means 'unprofitable weir'. Given to Newminster Abbey by Roger de Merlay.
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64
NZ2964
V.E. Watts, 1988, Some Northumbrian Fishery Names III in Durham Archaeological Journal, 4, 1988, pp 53-59;