Earsdon common fields
Earsdon common fields
HER Number
784
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Earsdon common fields
Place
Earsdon
Map Sheet
NZ37SW
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
Site Type: Specific
Broad Ridge and Furrow
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Description
Ridge and furrow survives as earthworks in pasture in several fields east and north of Earsdon, notably at NZ 3195 7212, 3184 7220, 3188 7250 & 3219 7268. Aerial photographs show it has also existed, not so long ago, in fields now arable, such as NZ 3209 7288, 3237 7294 & 3242 7258. Aerial photographs show other apparent features here. The town fields of Earsdon were enclosed in 1649.
Easting
431849
Northing
572345
Grid Reference
NZ431849572345
Sources
<< HER 784 >> H.H.E. Craster, ed. 1909, Earsdon Township, Northumberland County History, IX, 4-5
Aerial Photograph, North Tyneside MBC Technical Serv, 1980, 18 Oct., Run 2 nos. 40-41, Run 3 nos. 67-70;
Next Perspectives APGB Imagery NZ3172 10-APR-2015; RAF/106G/UK/1193 RP 3081 27-FEB-1946; RAF/58/B/32 Vp2 5735 16-MAY-1948; RAF/CPE/UK/2352 RP 4013 04-OCT-1947
Aerial Photograph, North Tyneside MBC Technical Serv, 1980, 18 Oct., Run 2 nos. 40-41, Run 3 nos. 67-70;
Next Perspectives APGB Imagery NZ3172 10-APR-2015; RAF/106G/UK/1193 RP 3081 27-FEB-1946; RAF/58/B/32 Vp2 5735 16-MAY-1948; RAF/CPE/UK/2352 RP 4013 04-OCT-1947