Ryton rectory, aqueduct

HER Number

592

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Ryton rectory, aqueduct

Place

Ryton

Map Sheet

NZ16SW

Class

Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad

Watercourse

Site Type: Specific

Aqueduct

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

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

Sources

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