Bishopwearmouth rectory
Bishopwearmouth rectory
HER Number
418
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth rectory
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
Clergy House
Site Type: Specific
Vicarage
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The rectory was sited at the north end of Bishopwearmouth, on the north side of High Street West, in extensive gardens. Antiquarian drawings support the view that the early rectory was extensively rebuilt in the late 17th century or later, after it had suffered war damage in 1642. It was finally demolished in 1856.
Easting
439200
Northing
557000
Grid Reference
NZ439200557000
Sources
<< HER 418 >> Grimm, C188, Bishopwearmouth - British Museum, Grimm drawings
J. Robinson, 1905, Bishopwearmouth Tithe Barn, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, I (for 1903-04), 96-99
J.W. Corder, 1939, Bishop Wearmouth village in 1790, Antiquities of Sunderland, XIX (for 1929-32), 45-6
N. Pevsner, rev. E. Williamson, 1983, Buildings of England, County Durham,459
J. Robinson, 1905, Bishopwearmouth Tithe Barn, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, I (for 1903-04), 96-99
J.W. Corder, 1939, Bishop Wearmouth village in 1790, Antiquities of Sunderland, XIX (for 1929-32), 45-6
N. Pevsner, rev. E. Williamson, 1983, Buildings of England, County Durham,459