Lamesley village

HER Number

664

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Lamesley village

Place

Lamesley

Map Sheet

NZ25NE

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

The earliest reference is from the early 13th century when the vill was included in a quitclaim by Robert son of Richard de Raueneswrthe to Geoffrey son of Geoffrey, his nephew. It continues, with Eighton etc., to be part of the Ravensworth estate and so does not feature in the Boldon Buke (c.1183) (a survey of land belonging to the Bishop of Durham, Hugh du Puiset) or Hatfield's Survey (c.1382). The actual location of the village and its boundaries, as well as the extent of the township are unknown. An historic map of probable 18th century date shows a north-south 2-row village on the west bank of the Team, with other buildings on the east side. Lamesley park and fields were also on the east side.

Easting

425100

Northing

557800

Grid Reference

NZ425100557800

Sources

<< HER 664 >> H.E. Bell, 1939, Calendar of Deeds given to the Society by Lord Ravensworth, Archaeologia Aeliana, 4, XVI, pp. 43-70, nos. 6,14,17,18,20,30,32-3,37,40,43-4 +
W. Hutchinson, 1787, History of...Durham, II, 419
R. Surtees, 1820, History of...Durham, II, 207
1785, Lands in the manor of Kibblesworth, BP/1/103, Gateshead Library Local Studies
C188, Lamesley and Old Ravensworth, BP 525271 -Gateshead Library Local Studies
(date unknown) Lamesley farm, BF.46.8 and 9, Gateshead Library Local Studies
Dept. Pal. & Dip. Durham, Tithe Awards, 1840, Lamesley
Dept. Pal. & Dip. Durham, Ordnance Survey maps, 1st ed. 1:2500 VI.12
B.K. Roberts & D. Austin, 1975, A Preliminary Check-List of Rural Clusters in County Durham, p. 23
Photo Gateshead Library Local Studies - misc Lamesley: church, almshouses, pub, school