jan 1, 1476 - kiddle

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A weir or barrier in a river, with an opening which is fitted with nets to catch fish. 1398-9 ‘And for one fishing-net called a <i> Dikenet </i> and 3 <i> kidellis </i>purchased at Crowle for the fishery in the dam’, Selby (SAR67); 1462-3 <i> usque Blaktofte ad supervidendum gurgites, palos, pilos et kidellos in aqua Use stantes </i>, York (SS192/112); 1476 <i> to make deue inquisicion of all the gootes, fishgarthes, milnes, milnedammes, lokkes, hebbyng weres, piles, kidelles, hekks, flodeyates ... sett, fixed ... in any of the saide waters, </i> York (YRS98/3).

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