Hethpool : The History
Standard Works : NCH XI (1922), 249-68; Dixon 1985 II, 331-2.
Prehistory
- Hethpool : Palaeolithic and Mesolithic (500,000 BC – 5000 BC)
- Hethpool : Neolithic (c. 5000 BC – 2000 BC)
- Hethpool : Bronze Age (2000 BC – 700 BC)
- Hethpool : Iron Age (700 BC – AD 70)
- Hethpool : Romano British period and after (From AD 70)
Earl Medieval Glendale
- Ad Gefrin and Gefrinshire
- Yetholmshire and Maelminshire
- Shires And The Concept Of The Multiple Estate
Township and Parish, Barony and Manor
Before examining the medieval village community of Hethpool in detail, it is necessary to outline the various different territorial units within which it was incorporated, and which provided the framework for the development of the village. Each of these units related to a different aspect of the settlement's communal relations, both internal and external.
The Components Of The Medieval Settlement
- Hethpool : The Village Layout
- Hethpool : Population and Extent
- Hethpool : The Township Fields And Waste
- Hethpool : The Chapel
- Hethpool : The Brewery
- Hethpool : The Watermill
- Hethpool : The Tower
Border Conflict
That Hethpool had need of such fortifications there can be no doubt. Owing to its proximity to the border, the township was extremely exposed to Scottish raids (NCH XI (1922), 249-51). In 1342 its lands were reported as having been 'for the most part devastated by the Scots, rebels and enemies of the king' and the results of further devastation were documented in 1385, 1389 and 1429. In 1385 it was recorded that nothing had been levied in Hethpool for the last two years on account of the destruction and burning of the Scots.