Stonyford
Stonyford
HER Number
5223
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Stonyford
Place
Ouseburn
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Ford
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The earliest reference to this feature is 1549 when it formed part of the Newcastle-Byker boundary, though as a river crossing it is likely to have been established at a much earlier date.
Easting
426270
Northing
564550
Grid Reference
NZ426270564550
Sources
<< HER 5223 >> Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2002, Byker, City Farm, Archaeological Assessment, p13