# Abbot of Monkwearmouth–Jarrow

This is a list of abbots of Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey. Wearmouth–Jarrow is a twin-foundation English monastery, located on the River Wear in Sunderland and the River Tyne at Jarrow respectively, in the Kingdom of Northumbria.

## Abbots

Whilst they were independent monasteries, they each had an abbot.
| Jarrow | Monkwearmouth |
| - | Benedict Biscop (674–681) |
| Ceolfrid (682–690) | Eosterwine (682–686) |
| Ceolfrid (682–690) | Sigfrith (686 – 690) |
| Ceolfrid (690 – 716/7) ||
| Hwaetberht (716/7–740s) ||
| Cuthbert (c. 764) ||
| Ethelbald (c. 800) | Fridwin (c. 800) |
| Aldwin (1074) | Elfwin (app. c. 1075) |
| - | Aldwin (1075) |
Abbey removed to Durham, 1083

## As a cell of Durham

During this time, the two monasteries each had a master.
| Masters of Jarrow | Masters of Wearmouth |
| Ralph of Midelham, occ. before 1303 | - |
| Thomas de Castro, procurator, 1313 | - |
| William of Harton, 1313 | - |
| William of Thirsk (Treks), 1313 | - |
| Geoffrey of Haxeby, 1313 | - |
| William of Harton, 1314 | - |
| Robert of Durham, 1321 | Robert of Durham, 1321 |
| Emeric de Lumley, 1326 | |
| Alexander of Lamesley, 1333 | |
| Emeric de Lumley, 1338 | Alan of Marton, 1337 |
| John of Beverley, 1340 | |
| Thomas de Graystanes, 1344 | Hugh of Wodeburn, 1343 |
| John of Goldisburgh, 1350 | John of Neuton, 1349 |
| John of Norton, 1350— | |
| Richard of Bikerton, 1355 | |
| John of Goldisburgh, 1357 | |
| John Abell, 1358 | John of Shafto, 1360 |
| | Richard of Bekyngham, 1360 |
| John of Elwick, 1363 | |
| Richard of Segbroke, | |
| John of Tikhill, 1367 | John of Neuton, 1367 |
| John of Bolton, 1369 | John of Bishopton, 1369 |
| John de Lumley, 1370 | |
| William Vavasour, 1373 | |
| John de Lumley, 1376 | |
| Thomas Legat, 1381 | John Aklyff, 1387 |
| | Thomas Launcells, 1388 |
| | Thomas Legat, 1395 |
| | William of Cawood, 1399 |
| | John of Hutton, 1400 |
| Walter of Teesdale, 1402 | |
| Thomas of Lyth, app. 3 October 1408 | John Repon, app. 14 June 1409 |
| Walter of Teesdale, app. 1410 | |
| Robert of Masham, 1411 | |
| John Moreby, 1415 | Thomas of Witton, app. 17 June 1413 |
| Robert Masham, 1417 | |
| William Graystanes, 1419 | |
| John Moreby, 1422 | |
| Thomas Moreby, 1424 | Thomas Moreby, 1425 |
| John Durham the younger, 1431 | Robert Moreby, 1430 |
| | William Lyham, app. 14 June 1435 |
| | Thomas Bradebery, 1446 |
| John Barlay, app. 15 April 1443 | |
| John Mody, sacr. pag. prof., app. 1 September 1446 | |
| John Bradebery, app. 2 April 1452 | John Midelham, 1452 |
| Thomas Warde, app. 1457 | Richard Blakburn, 1456 |
| | John Bradbery, app. 1458 |
| Thomas Hexham, app. 23 July 1467 | John Auckland, 1466 |
| | Richard Wrake, app. 5 May 1470; recalled, 29 May 1471 |
| | Robert West, app. 29 May 1471 |
| Richard Wrake, app. 28 May 1476 | |
| Robert Werdale, app. 10 November 1477 | |
| Robert Knowt, 1479 | |
| Robert Billingham, 1480 | William Cuthbert, 1482 |
| | William Chambre, (fn. 108) 1486 |
| John Swan, 1489 | William Cauthorne, 1490 |
| Robert Billingham, 1493 | William Cuthbert, app. 1491 |
| John Hamsterley, app. 31 May 1495 | Richard Evenwood, app. 1497 |
| Henry Dalton, 1500 | Henry Dalton, app. 24 May 1501 |
| John Danby, 1503 | |
| | Robert Stroder, app. 1506 |
| William Hawkwell, 1517 | Richard Evenwood, app. 31 May 1513 |
| | John Swalwell, 1526 |
| John Swalwell, 1531 | Richard Heryngton, 1533 |