Dyaph yar Fishery

Dyaph yar in 1128, Depe in 1279, Deaphe or Daphe yare. 'Deope' means 'deep' in old English. It is mentioned in the Northumberland Assize Roll of 1279 as having extended 20 fathoms (teisias) beyond its due bounds. Owned by the bishop of Durham. The main catch would have been salmon, but in fact a wider range of fish would have been taken (eg. Eels, pike, minnow, burbot, trout and lamprey' {G.N. Garmondsway (ed), 1939, 'Aelfric's Colloquy', pp 101-2}.