Higham Dykes (Ponteland)
The township of Higham Dykes (area NZ 134753) was held by Newminster Abbey in AD 1288, and there was possibly a chapel there. (1)
Earthworks in a field immediately east of the house (Higham Dykes) appear to be ancient, but they are confused by fence dykes and tillage ridges. Nothing visible on available aerial photographs (RAF 1946). (2)
Higham Dykes: an empty township yet to be investigated. (3)
Higham Dykes now consists of one farmstead at NZ 13357526. Rig and furrow covers the field immediately east, and those adjoining, and there are no visible remains of depopulation or other 'ancient' earthworks. (4)
In the 13th century the vill of Higham was held by the Dilston family as of their manor of North Milbourne. Most of the township was alienated to Newminster Abbey at the end of the 13th century. The part south of the Mill Burn was granted to Hexham Priory. Higham did not appear in the 1296 Lay Subsidy. In 1312 three people were assessed.
Higham Dykes was in the hands of two tenants at the time of the Dissolution, and remained in two farms thereafter. The present settlement comprises a mansion and farmstead.
The township probably contained a village settlement at least until its acquisition by Newminster Abbey and its conversion to a grange. No settlement earthworks are visible from the air. (5)
Earthworks in a field immediately east of the house (Higham Dykes) appear to be ancient, but they are confused by fence dykes and tillage ridges. Nothing visible on available aerial photographs (RAF 1946). (2)
Higham Dykes: an empty township yet to be investigated. (3)
Higham Dykes now consists of one farmstead at NZ 13357526. Rig and furrow covers the field immediately east, and those adjoining, and there are no visible remains of depopulation or other 'ancient' earthworks. (4)
In the 13th century the vill of Higham was held by the Dilston family as of their manor of North Milbourne. Most of the township was alienated to Newminster Abbey at the end of the 13th century. The part south of the Mill Burn was granted to Hexham Priory. Higham did not appear in the 1296 Lay Subsidy. In 1312 three people were assessed.
Higham Dykes was in the hands of two tenants at the time of the Dissolution, and remained in two farms thereafter. The present settlement comprises a mansion and farmstead.
The township probably contained a village settlement at least until its acquisition by Newminster Abbey and its conversion to a grange. No settlement earthworks are visible from the air. (5)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1968; D Smith
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