Wearmouth, possible Anglo-Saxon harbour

HER Number:
83

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Wearmouth, possible Anglo-Saxon harbour

Place:
Monkwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:
Water Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Harbour

General Period:
Early Medieval

Specific Period:
C7

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The Harbour at the mouth of the Wear, known to Bede as Wiranmuthe, was well-known in the early medieval period, as evidenced by the wide range of goods imported through it. However, the charter of Hugh Pudsey, towards the close of the 12th century, is the first authentic documentary evidence of the existence of the Port or Borough of Southern Wearmouth as a place of maritime commerce.

Easting:
40

Northing:
58

Grid Reference:
NZ4058

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 83 >> R. Surtees, 1816, History of...Durham, Vol. I, p. 255