Longbenton, Hungeryere Fishery
Longbenton, Hungeryere Fishery
HER Number
12309
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Longbenton, Hungeryere Fishery
Place
Longbenton
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Fishing Site
Site Type: Specific
Fish Weir
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Hungeryere in 1244. Probably means 'unprofitable weir'. Given to Newminster Abbey by Roger de Merlay.
Easting
429000
Northing
564000
Grid Reference
NZ429000564000
Sources
V.E. Watts, 1988, Some Northumbrian Fishery Names III in Durham Archaeological Journal, 4, 1988, pp 53-59;