Monkwearmouth, Medieval Saw Mill

HER Number:
4477

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Monkwearmouth, Medieval Saw Mill

Place:
Monkwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Wood Processing Site

Site Type: Specific:
Saw Mill

General Period:
MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
In 1490, in the Inventories and Account Rolls of the Benedictine Houses or Cells of Jarrow and Monkwearmouth, mention is made of repairs to a saw mill. Its precise location is unknown.

Easting:
440000

Northing:
557000

Grid Reference:
NZ440000557000

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4477 >> J. Raine, (ed) 1854, The Inventories and Account Rolls of the Benedictine Houses or cells of Surtees Society, Vol. XXIX