West Brunton village
West Brunton village
HER Number
1340
District
Newcastle
Site Name
West Brunton village
Place
West Brunton
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
Settlement
Site Type: Specific
Shrunken Village
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
West Brunton was a member of the barony of Styford or Bolbec, and had 8 taxpayers in 1296. It had all come into the hands of the Heselrigg family by the 17th century and remained with them until sold in 1768, after which it ended up with the Bells (1825). The township bordered Woolsington, Newbiggin, Kenton, Fawdon, East Brunton and Dinnington. The location of the village, however, is uncertain, but perhaps was at Brunton Bridge Farm.
Easting
421400
Northing
569800
Grid Reference
NZ421400569800
Sources
<< HER 1340 >> Plan 1730, West Brunton, Northumberland Records Office, Watson Coll,20.2
1768, Estates of Sir Arthur Hesilrige, Northumberland Records Office, 602.25.4
Seymour Bell, 1796, Brunton, Newcastle Library Local Studies, 3.6
Tithe Awards, 1840, West Brunton, Northumberland Records Office, DT 486 S
CLAs, 1920, Particulars of sale: Woolsington Estates, Northumberland Records Office, 99.1
M.H. Dodds, 1930, West Brunton Township, Northumberland County History, XIII, 370-373
S. Wrathmell, Unpublished PhD thesis, II, 323
1768, Estates of Sir Arthur Hesilrige, Northumberland Records Office, 602.25.4
Seymour Bell, 1796, Brunton, Newcastle Library Local Studies, 3.6
Tithe Awards, 1840, West Brunton, Northumberland Records Office, DT 486 S
CLAs, 1920, Particulars of sale: Woolsington Estates, Northumberland Records Office, 99.1
M.H. Dodds, 1930, West Brunton Township, Northumberland County History, XIII, 370-373
S. Wrathmell, Unpublished PhD thesis, II, 323