Willington, Smipes yar' Fishery

HER Number:
12317

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Willington, Smipes yar' Fishery

Place:
Willington

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Fish Trap

Site Type: Specific:
Fish Weir

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C12

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Smipes yar' in 1128, Smithesiare in 1195, Simpes yare, Smidyare in 1379. 'Smip' is Old English for 'a smith' or is the surname derived from it. Belonged to the monks of Durham.

Easting:
323

Northing:
659

Grid Reference:
NZ323659

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
V.E. Watts, 1988, Some Northumbrian Fishery Names III in Durham Archaeological Journal, 4, 1988, pp 53-59;