Middle Herrington village
Middle Herrington village
HER Number
245
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Middle Herrington village
Place
Middle Herrington
Map Sheet
NZ35SE
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
Middle Herrington is not explicitly mentioned until the 14th century when it was coupled with East Herrington, both being the property of Roger de Eshe. The two remain as part of the same estate, passing to the Lambton family in 1825. In 1855 the village had a 2-row, east-west, form with Fox Cover Lane running north in a dog leg from the north side. By then it probably consisted of two farms, one at each end of the north row, and - on the south side - Herrington Hall, ancillary buildings and a park. The park survives, but the hall has gone and its site has been grassed over. A farm remains at the north-west end, but the remainder of the village is covered by modern houses.
Easting
435700
Northing
553100
Grid Reference
NZ435700553100
Sources
<< HER 245 >> W. Hutchinson, 1787, History of...Durham, Vol. II, pp. 725-728
R. Surtees, 1816, History of...Durham, Vol. I, p. 189
D.A. Kirby ed. 1972 Parliamentary Surveys of the Bishopric of Durham, Surtees Society,II 185, p.
Dept. Pal. & Dip. Durham, Tithe Awards, 1840, East and Middle Herringtons
Dept. Pal. & Dip. Durham, Ordnance Survey maps, 1855, Middle Herrington 1st ed. 1:2500, Durham xiii.8 and xiv.5
Excavation report,S. Speak, 1991, Watching Brief at Middle Herrington, Sunderland
Excavation report, S. Speak in N.J. Higham, ed. 1992, Research in 1992 ii Excavations, Medieval Settlement Research Group Annual Report, 7, p. 43
A.M. Oliver, 1931, Middle Herrington,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 4, IV (for 1929-30), 25; Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham
R. Surtees, 1816, History of...Durham, Vol. I, p. 189
D.A. Kirby ed. 1972 Parliamentary Surveys of the Bishopric of Durham, Surtees Society,II 185, p.
Dept. Pal. & Dip. Durham, Tithe Awards, 1840, East and Middle Herringtons
Dept. Pal. & Dip. Durham, Ordnance Survey maps, 1855, Middle Herrington 1st ed. 1:2500, Durham xiii.8 and xiv.5
Excavation report,S. Speak, 1991, Watching Brief at Middle Herrington, Sunderland
Excavation report, S. Speak in N.J. Higham, ed. 1992, Research in 1992 ii Excavations, Medieval Settlement Research Group Annual Report, 7, p. 43
A.M. Oliver, 1931, Middle Herrington,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 4, IV (for 1929-30), 25; Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham