Jarrow medieval village

HER Number:
1234

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Jarrow medieval village

Place:
Jarrow

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Settlement

Site Type: Specific:
Deserted Settlement

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C11

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
At the time of Bishop Walcher's grant in the late 11th century Jarrow (Gyrvum) seems to have been a principal vill, with several appendages. It was, however, quite small - in 1345/6 there were 8 named tenants, one being the Master of the cell of Jarrow, paying rent for 9 tofts and 1 cottage. In 1782 there were only two or three small cottages there. The actual site of the village to which the documentary references apply is unknown. Archaeological evidence may be able to assist in this regard. SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT

Easting:
33935

Northing:
65212

Grid Reference:
NZ3393565212

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1234 >> T. Arnold, ed. 1882, Symeon of Durham, 1 - Rolls Series The College Durham Dean and Chapter MSS, med Rentals, account rolls etc. - Durham University Special Collections 5 W. Greenwell, 1872, Feodarium Prioratus Dunelmensis, Surtees Society, 58, lxxxiii, 94, 117, 208, 309 W. Hutchinson, 1787, History...of Durham, II, 590-603 MacKenzie & Ross, Parish of Jarrow