Tyne and Wear HER(1383): Byker, Shelewood mill - Details
1383
Newcastle
Byker, Shelewood mill
Byker
NZ26SE
Industrial
Wind Power Site
Windmill
Medieval
C14
Documentary Evidence
In 1354 it was found that Robert of Byker (died 1349) had been seised of 42 acres in Shieldfield, ... a windmill in Shelewood of no value because of the prevailing poverty...". Shieldfield, roughly between the Swirle (west) and Ouse Burn (east) was transferred to Newcastle in 1549. There is no information the location of the mill.
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<< HER 1383 >> M.H. Dodds, 1930, Shieldfield, Northumberland County History, XIII, 272