Ryton rectory, aqueduct

HER Number:
592

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Ryton rectory, aqueduct

Place:
Ryton

Map Sheet:
NZ16SW NZ16SE

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Watercourse

Site Type: Specific:
Aqueduct

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C14

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Bishop Fordham granted licence to Thomas de Gretham, rector of Ryton, to carry an aqueduct from Southwell through the bishop's ground to the rectory. Bishop Skirlaw confirmed the grant to John Burgh, Gretham's successor, in 1405. The specific location is unknown.

Easting:
15142

Northing:
64765

Grid Reference:
NZ1514264765

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 592 >> E. Mackenzie & M. Ross, 1834, View of...Durham, Vol. I, p. 187