Brenkley mill

HER Number:
1334

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Brenkley mill

Place:
Brenkley

Map Sheet:
NZ27NW NZ27SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Mill

Site Type: Specific:
Corn Mill

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C13

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The mill of Brenkley is first mentioned in the early 13th century when Henry de Ferlington granted one mark of rent from the mill to Hexham Priory. The rent later fell into arrears and, in 1285, the prior brought an action to recover it. He accused John de Ferlington of demolishing the mill. There is no clue as to the source of power for this mill, and hence to its site. A windmill seems slightly more likely than a watermill in this area.

Easting:
21776

Northing:
75132

Grid Reference:
NZ2177675132

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1334 >> M.H. Dodds, 1926, Brenkley Township, Northumberland County History, XII, 521 J. Raine, 1865, The Black Book of Hexham, Surtees Society, 46, p. 115