Jarrow medieval village

HER Number

1234

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Jarrow medieval village

Place

Jarrow

Map Sheet

NZ36NW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Settlement

Site Type: Specific

Deserted Settlement

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

At the time of Bishop Walcher's grant in the late 11th century Jarrow (Gyrvum) seems to have been a principal vill, with several appendages. It was, however, quite small - in 1345/6 there were 8 named tenants, one being the Master of the cell of Jarrow, paying rent for 9 tofts and 1 cottage. In 1782 there were only two or three small cottages there. The actual site of the village to which the documentary references apply is unknown. Archaeological evidence may be able to assist in this regard. SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT

Easting

433935

Northing

565212

Grid Reference

NZ433935565212

Sources

<< HER 1234 >> T. Arnold, ed. 1882, Symeon of Durham, 1 - Rolls Series; The College Durham Dean and Chapter MSS, med Rentals, account rolls etc. - Durham University Special Collections 5; W. Greenwell, 1872, Feodarium Prioratus Dunelmensis, Surtees Society, 58, lxxxiii, 94, 117, 208, 309; W. Hutchinson, 1787, History...of Durham, II, 590-603; MacKenzie & Ross, Parish of Jarrow; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1005897