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Clennell Street

Hob Uid: 336
Location :
Northumberland
Biddlestone, Alwinton
Grid Ref : NT9216006470
Summary : Major drove road linking Morpeth with Kelso, crossing the English and Scottish border at Outer Cock Law. Mentioned in charters of 1181 and 1226.
More information : Centred NT 87761310 CLENNELL STREET (OE) (1)

(NT87501367 - NT9216047) ERNSPETH, c AD 1220 (2)

(Extends from NT 87501367 to NT 92160647)
The survival of the name "ERNSPETH" from the 13th cent is shown by
the modern use of "YARNSPATH LAW" (at NT 8631350 "ERNSPETH"
undoubtedly means "eagles" path", descriptive of its direction over
the mountains. The root 'earn' in OE means 'eagle', but it is
impossible to distinguish from the personal name "EARN'. Its
course is obstructed by at least six cross dykes. (3)

The great road of YARNSPETH (ERNSPETH) is mentioned in
a charter of ODINEL DE UMFRAMVILLE in 1181 and again in a charter of
RICHARD DE UMFRAMVILLE (died 1226) (4)

See 6" for comments. (5)

Clennel Street was a major drove road linking Morpeth with Kelso
and crossed the English and Scottish border at Outer Cock Law
(NT 8716) (6-7)
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Source details : OS 6" 1925
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Source details : Corr 6" (W P HEDLEY 1949)
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Source details : C J Garnspath Law
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Source details : Chief Elements of English Place Names 1930, p23 (A MAWER)
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Source details : NCH 5, 1949 pp 428, 449 (Ed by M HOPE DODDS)
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Source details : Newminster Chartulary (Surtees Soc Pub No 66 p 74)
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Source details : F1 BHP 25-JUL-69
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Source details : Univ Newcastle upon Tyne Agricultural Soc 24 1970-1 31 (R A S Cowper)
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Source Number : 7
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Source details : The Northum Landscape 1972 218-9 plan (R Newton)
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : mentioned 1181
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Monument Start Date : 1181
Monument Type : Trackway, Drove Road
Evidence : Modified Surface
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NT 81 SE 9
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1969-07-25
End Date : 1969-07-25