Sturton Grange (Warkworth)
(NU 2206) Unimportant or unclassified (granges, hermitages, large chantries etc.). (1)
Sturton Grange. A member of the barony of Wark on Tweed, Strectuna was granted by Everard de Ros, lord of Wark, to the newly founded Cistercian Abbey at Newminster. The abbot and convent subsequently strengthened their right of possession by obtaining a charter of confirmation from Everard's son and made a fence between the estate and Brotherwick. Among other buildings erected by the monks was a forge or smithy apparently of some size. A resignation of the great tithes of Sturton Grange was obtained from Hugh, bishop of Carlisle (1219-33). At the suppression of the monasteries, the value of Sturton Grange was computed to be £16 per annum.
In 1584 Sturton Grange was raided by Scottish thieves. The ancient water corn mill lies in the vale between Eastfield and Low Buston; its overshot wheel was driven by the united force of the waters of Grange Burn and Tylee Burn but it has been disused for nearly 20 years, and the mill dismantled. Its earliest documentary record is a 13th century agreement regulating the multure to be paid. After the dissolution of the monasteries the mill remained in the hands of the Crown until September 13th 1609. (2)
'There are no remains of any old buildings on the farm and I have never come across any sunken foundations while ploughing on the farmland. There is a forge here (at NU 21670702) but it is a modern erection'. (3)
(NU21490699). The information supplied by Mr W Thompson in Entry 3 was confirmed by visual inspection of the farm and farm buildings. There is nothing to indicate the actual site of the original Grange and it has been sited to the position occupied by the present farmhouse as being the most likely position.
The corn mill referred to in Entry 2 is situated at NU 22760710, and has some very extensive earthworks remaining to the west consisting of mill feed, two mill ponds and the mill bay. The mill feed commences at NU22600713 and runs eastwards for c.43m before running into the western mill pond. It measures 4m in width and is bounded on north by a bank 1.2m high. It is 0.5m deep but must have been deeper to allow the water from the Grange Burn to enter it. The western mill pond is 74m long east-west and 9.5m wide with bank on north 1.4m high and artificial bank 1m high in south cut out of natural hill; depth of pond 1m. At its east end is a stone wall 0.4m high and 0.4m wide with the remains of an opening for a sluice gate 0.4m still remaining. This opening leads into the eastern mill pond 25m long x 8m wide with bank 2m high on north side; the south side is bounded by a natural hill. At its east end in the north bank, there is a gap 2m wide which is immediately below the wheel bay at the west side of the mill. The gap is 22m from the bay which is 6.7m long x 2m wide with side walling in situ and hole in the mill wall for reception of the wheel axle. No trace of the mill wheel remains. The mill measures 9m by 6.7m and stands to a height of 2m. Its walls are 0.6m thick and the whole is covered by weeds, thorns and thistles. The mill stream runs from the north west corner of the mill for a distance of 44m before running into the combined Grange and Tyelaw Burns. The walls of the mill are formed of rough dressed sandstone and a little modern brick. To the SSW of the mill is a circular millstone standing upright in a morass. (4)
NU 2277 0710 Corn Mill (Disused) Millstone. (5)
The mill-ponds are now completely obscured by undergrowth, and the published survey (25 inch) has been accepted as substantially correct. (6)
NU227070 Grange Mill. Millponds (twice). (7)
Documentary references: 1580, 1717, 1821. Sturton Grange, no indications of medieval grange recognised around modern farm. (8)
Traditional site of monastic grange is on Grange Green, by Grange Burn, c.150 yards east of present outstead. Recent [1890] drainage revealed wall foundations. (9)
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Sturton Grange. A member of the barony of Wark on Tweed, Strectuna was granted by Everard de Ros, lord of Wark, to the newly founded Cistercian Abbey at Newminster. The abbot and convent subsequently strengthened their right of possession by obtaining a charter of confirmation from Everard's son and made a fence between the estate and Brotherwick. Among other buildings erected by the monks was a forge or smithy apparently of some size. A resignation of the great tithes of Sturton Grange was obtained from Hugh, bishop of Carlisle (1219-33). At the suppression of the monasteries, the value of Sturton Grange was computed to be £16 per annum.
In 1584 Sturton Grange was raided by Scottish thieves. The ancient water corn mill lies in the vale between Eastfield and Low Buston; its overshot wheel was driven by the united force of the waters of Grange Burn and Tylee Burn but it has been disused for nearly 20 years, and the mill dismantled. Its earliest documentary record is a 13th century agreement regulating the multure to be paid. After the dissolution of the monasteries the mill remained in the hands of the Crown until September 13th 1609. (2)
'There are no remains of any old buildings on the farm and I have never come across any sunken foundations while ploughing on the farmland. There is a forge here (at NU 21670702) but it is a modern erection'. (3)
(NU21490699). The information supplied by Mr W Thompson in Entry 3 was confirmed by visual inspection of the farm and farm buildings. There is nothing to indicate the actual site of the original Grange and it has been sited to the position occupied by the present farmhouse as being the most likely position.
The corn mill referred to in Entry 2 is situated at NU 22760710, and has some very extensive earthworks remaining to the west consisting of mill feed, two mill ponds and the mill bay. The mill feed commences at NU22600713 and runs eastwards for c.43m before running into the western mill pond. It measures 4m in width and is bounded on north by a bank 1.2m high. It is 0.5m deep but must have been deeper to allow the water from the Grange Burn to enter it. The western mill pond is 74m long east-west and 9.5m wide with bank on north 1.4m high and artificial bank 1m high in south cut out of natural hill; depth of pond 1m. At its east end is a stone wall 0.4m high and 0.4m wide with the remains of an opening for a sluice gate 0.4m still remaining. This opening leads into the eastern mill pond 25m long x 8m wide with bank 2m high on north side; the south side is bounded by a natural hill. At its east end in the north bank, there is a gap 2m wide which is immediately below the wheel bay at the west side of the mill. The gap is 22m from the bay which is 6.7m long x 2m wide with side walling in situ and hole in the mill wall for reception of the wheel axle. No trace of the mill wheel remains. The mill measures 9m by 6.7m and stands to a height of 2m. Its walls are 0.6m thick and the whole is covered by weeds, thorns and thistles. The mill stream runs from the north west corner of the mill for a distance of 44m before running into the combined Grange and Tyelaw Burns. The walls of the mill are formed of rough dressed sandstone and a little modern brick. To the SSW of the mill is a circular millstone standing upright in a morass. (4)
NU 2277 0710 Corn Mill (Disused) Millstone. (5)
The mill-ponds are now completely obscured by undergrowth, and the published survey (25 inch) has been accepted as substantially correct. (6)
NU227070 Grange Mill. Millponds (twice). (7)
Documentary references: 1580, 1717, 1821. Sturton Grange, no indications of medieval grange recognised around modern farm. (8)
Traditional site of monastic grange is on Grange Green, by Grange Burn, c.150 yards east of present outstead. Recent [1890] drainage revealed wall foundations. (9)
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 January 2021 licensed under the Open Government Licence [www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/]
N5408
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1954; J H Ostridge
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1971; B H Pritchard
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1971; B H Pritchard
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