Jesmond, medieval water mill

Jesmond, medieval water mill

HER Number
1403
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Jesmond, medieval water mill
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
Site Type: Specific
Watermill
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
In 1272 the widow and heirs of Adam of Jesmond recovered from his two illegitimate sons the water mills at Heaton and Jesmond. It must be assumed that the Heaton mill was using the Ouse Burn for a water supply, and that it would be situated on the east bank, the burn being the boundary between Heaton and Jesmond. It is likely that Jesmond mill would have been powered by water drawn from the Ouse Burn, and since this burn was the boundary between Jesmond and Heaton, this mill would have been on the west bank. A more precise location cannot be given at present.
Easting
426000
Northing
566000
Grid Reference
NZ426000566000
Sources
<< HER 1403 >> M.H. Dodds, 1930, Jesmond Township, Northumberland County History,XIII, 313