Yarm Medieval Town

Yarm was a medieval market town possibly located on the site of an earlier saxon village. It was first recorded in the Doomsday the town has a long and colourful history.

The market town of Yarm is situated within a northward pointing horseshoe meander of the River Tees approximately 8 kilometres upstream of Stockton on Tees in the north-east of England.

Evidence suggests that the present town occupies the site of a Saxon settlement, although its precise location remains unknown. Yarm is recorded in the Domesday Book as ’Gerou’ meaning fish weir and this probably indicates a relatively small and poor settlement.

Several objects of Anglo-Saxon date have been reported in the area including the discovery in 1877 of a Saxon grave slab, which invites the viewer to pray for the soul of Trumberhct, who was Bishop of Hexham between AD 681 and AD 684. Other Saxon finds in the area include a burial urn and a brooch. Little is known about Yarm before the present street system pattern began to evolve, probably in the twelfth century.

Yarm Medieval Town

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