Clowcroft village

HER Number:
370

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Clowcroft village

Place:
Clowcroft

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE NZ35SE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Settlement

Site Type: Specific:
Deserted Settlement

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C14

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
In 1323 Robert, lord of Hylton, granted the chantry of St. Mary in the chapel of Hylton to his clerk, Robert de Chillingham. Among its endowments were 4.5 acres in the vill of Clowcroft. In 1361 Clowcroft, Grindon and Ford were held by Alexander Hilton for 1 knight's fee, and in 1431 Robert Conyers held the the manor from Sir William Hilton. In c. 1447 the manor was held by Sir William Bowes whose family continued to hold it from the Hiltons through the 16th century. The last known reference to Clowcroft is 1608. There is no precise clue to its location, but it is likely to have been south of the River Wear.

Easting:
37206

Northing:
56977

Grid Reference:
NZ3720656977

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 370 >> Prior's Kitchen Durham, Durham Dean and Chapter MSS, 1323, Misc. Cart, 6224, Reg. I ff. 40r-41r R. Surtees, 1820, History of...Durham, Vol. II, p. 31 W Hutchinson, 1787, History of...Durham, Vol. II, pp. 683-4 R. Surtees, 1816, History of...Durham, Vol. I, p. 241