Willington, Vtwardes yar' Fishery

HER Number:
12322

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Willington, Vtwardes 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:
Vtwardes yar' in 1128, Vtwordesiare in 1195, vtwardis yare. Owned by the Durham monks.

Easting:
324

Northing:
659

Grid Reference:
NZ324659

Lats/Lons:

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