Deserted Medieval Village of North Dissington, Northumberland.
Remains of the village within the parkland of Dissington Hall.
The township seems to have been a large settlement during the Middle Ages. In 1312 13 people were assessed in the Lay Subsidy. The village survived into the 16th century. In 1518 there were 16 tenements and seven cottages. Twenty three occupants were recorded in a rental of 1518.
North Dissington was part of the inheritance of Sir Robert Delaval, and was affected by his policy of pastoral demesne farming. Seems not to have been completely deserted. The Hearth Tax of 1666 recorded one house with six hearths, two with one each and one exempt. Described as a 'small village' by Warburton in 1715. The last few houses had disappeared by the end of the 18th century, and a plan of 1777 shows the area as a park.
K2P: N10979
Beresford's Lost Villages: North Dissington
Remains of the village within the parkland of Dissington Hall.
The township seems to have been a large settlement during the Middle Ages. In 1312 13 people were assessed in the Lay Subsidy. The village survived into the 16th century. In 1518 there were 16 tenements and seven cottages. Twenty three occupants were recorded in a rental of 1518.
North Dissington was part of the inheritance of Sir Robert Delaval, and was affected by his policy of pastoral demesne farming. Seems not to have been completely deserted. The Hearth Tax of 1666 recorded one house with six hearths, two with one each and one exempt. Described as a 'small village' by Warburton in 1715. The last few houses had disappeared by the end of the 18th century, and a plan of 1777 shows the area as a park.
K2P: N10979
Beresford's Lost Villages: North Dissington
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