Longbenton mill

Longbenton mill

HER Number
1413
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Longbenton mill
Place
Longbenton
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Food and Drink Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Corn Mill
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
In 1302 Adam Baret "entered into an agreement with Isabel de Somerville, the lady of half the barony of Merlay, concerning the multure of the mill of Long Benton... It was agreed that Isabel should remit to Adam his multure at Long Benton mill to the 10th measure...". There is no other published reference to the mill, and no clue to its type or location. Perhaps it was a watermill somewhere on the east bank of the Ouse Burn.
Easting
427389
Northing
568552
Grid Reference
NZ427389568552
Sources
<< HER 1413 >> M.H. Dodds, 1930, Walker Township, Northumberland County History, XIII, 437