Weetslade, Thurspottes well

Weetslade, Thurspottes well

HER Number
793
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Weetslade, Thurspottes well
Place
Weetslade
Map Sheet
NZ27SE
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
Site Type: Specific
Well
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The well is known from a medieval document containing the following information: "In 1256 Geoffrey of Weetslade came to an agreement with Roger Bertram, a minor, and Agnes his mother, concerning their rights of common in Weetslade and Mason (Merdesfen) respectively. The Bertrams remitted to Geoffrey their right of common in Weetslade, saving right of access to the well at Thurspottes".
Easting
426129
Northing
573619
Grid Reference
NZ426129573619
Sources
<< HER 793 >> M.H. Dodds, ed. 1930, Weetslade Township, Northumberland County History, XIII, 431