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Northumberland Region is in Northumberland.
The Devil's Causeway is a Roman Road from the Portgate, Northumberland [Map], where it crossed Dere Street, to Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. It passes through Great Whittingham, Northumberland [Map], Hartburn, Northumberland [Map], where it crosses the Hart Burn, Netherwitton, Northumberland [Map], Longhorsley, Northumberland [Map], Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland [Map], whereit crosses the River Coquet, north of North End [Map], Edlingham, Northumberland [Map] to Learchild Roman Fort [Map] where another road headed west to meet Dere Street at Bremenium [Map] aka High Rochester. The road then continues north passing Glanton, Northumberland [Map], Powburn, Northumberland [Map], where it crosses the River Till aka Breamish, the site of the Battle of Hedgeley Moor [Map], Newtown, Northumberland [Map], East Horton, Northumberland [Map], Lowick, Northumberland [Map], Berrington, Northumberland [Map] before reaching Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
The River Font rises near Ewesley, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Nunnykirk, Northumberland [Map], Netherwitton, Northumberland [Map], Newton Underwood, Northumberland [Map] to Mitford, Northumberland [Map] where it joins the River Wansbeck.
East to west Stanegate Roman Road started at Corbridge Roman Fort, Northumberland [Map], then passed through Wall, Northumberland [Map], Fourstones, Northumberland [Map], Newbrough, Northumberland [Map], Vindolandia, Northumberland [Map], Haltwhistle Roman Fort [Map], Magnis aka Carvoran Roman Fort [Map], Nether Denton Roman Fort [Map], Brampton Roman Fort [Map] to Carlisle [Map] where the Roman Fort was located where Carlisle Castle is now. The road may possibly have continued to Kirkbride, Cumberland [Map].
On 28th August 1640 the Battle of Newburn was fought at the Newburn, Northumberland [Map] ford over the River Tyne between the Scottish army of 20,000 men commanded by Alexander Leslie 1st Earl Leven (age 60) and the English army of 5000 commanded by Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway (age 46). The Scottish army was successful.
On or before 18th March 1695 George Delaval of North Dissington (age 79) died. He was buried on 18th March 1695 at Newburn, Northumberland [Map].
On 3rd August 1744 Edward Delaval of South Dissington (age 80) died. He was buried at Newburn, Northumberland [Map].
Newminster Abbey, Northumberland is also in Abbeys in England.
Archaeologia Aeliana Series 4 Volume 32 Pages 126-159. 1281. Richard of Gosebek23 was dead in 1281, holding moieties of Bolam, Aydon and South Middleton, and property at Cowpen24. The property was retained in the king's hands, however, as Margery, his widow, was in Suffolk and unable to take the required oath not to marry again without the king's consent25. A few months later she did homage, took the oath, and was given possession26.
At this time we again find a reference to Shortflatt [Map], in a charter granting land in Greenleighton (Lithdon) to Newminster Abbey [Map], one of the boundaries being defined as "the toft of the lady of Shortflatt" (dominae de Scortfiatte)27. The charter is undated, but it immediately follows one of Richard of Gosebek, and it seems probable that the lady of Shortflatt was Margery of Gosebek.
Note 23. For Richard's trans. with the Jews see Cal. Plea Rolls of Exch. of the Jews, II, 252, 314; and I, 217.
Note 24. I.P.M., 1281—Cal. Inq. Edw. I.
Note 25. I.P.M., 1281
Note 26. Cal. C.R., 1281, October 24th.
Note 27. S.S., LXVI, 90, 92.
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On 14th July 1323 Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke (age 23) died at Gateshead, County Durham. Possibly poisoned by a rebel knight. He was buried at Newminster Abbey, Northumberland [Map]. His son William (age 2) succeeded 2nd Baron Greystoke.
In 1325 Robert Umfraville 8th Earl Angus (age 48) died. He was buried at Newminster Abbey, Northumberland [Map]. His son Gilbert (age 15) succeeded 9th Earl Angus.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 16th July 1350 Joan Willoughby Countess Angus died. She was buried at Newminster Abbey, Northumberland [Map].
On 6th April 1418 Ralph Greystoke 3rd Baron Greystoke (age 64) died. He was buried at Newminster Abbey, Northumberland [Map]. His son John (age 29) succeeded 4th Baron Greystoke.
In 1437 Robert Umfraville (age 74) died. He was buried at Newminster Abbey, Northumberland [Map].
Collectanea by John Leland [1502-1552]. The XXVIth Day of the said Monneth [26th July 1503] the said Qwene departed from the said Place, after the Custome precedent, varey richly and in fayr Aray. And the sayd Mayr conveyd hyr out of the said Towne, and after tuke Lyve of hyr.
Haff a Mylle owt of the said Towne was Syr Hnmfrey Lyde and the Prior of Bryngburn, well apoynted and well horst, to the Nombre of XX Horsys. Their Folks arayd of their Liveray. And a Mylle from the said Towne was in Ordre the Scheryrfe of Northumberlaund, Syr Rawff Evers, in Company of many other Gentylmen, varey well appoynted, their Folks clothed in their Liveray, well monted. And with them wer many honests Folks of the Countre. with Spers and Bowes, in Jackets, to the Nombre of Two hondreth Horsys.
With the sam fayr Company was the said Qwene conveyd to Morpath [Map], and by the Towne passed in fayr Ordre, wher ther was much People; and so she went to the Abbay [Map], where sche was well receyved by th Abbot and Religyous revested, at the Gatt of the Church, with the Crosse. And after the Receyvyng she was conveyd to her Lodgyngs in the said Place for that sam Nyght.
William Greystoke died at Dunbar Castle, Dunbar. He was buried at Dunbar Castle [Map] then reburied at Newminster Abbey, Northumberland [Map].
In 1249 Constance Gille was born to Thomas Gille at Newsham on Tyne, Northumberland [Map]. She married William Scrope.
The River Font rises near Ewesley, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Nunnykirk, Northumberland [Map], Netherwitton, Northumberland [Map], Newton Underwood, Northumberland [Map] to Mitford, Northumberland [Map] where it joins the River Wansbeck.
The Devil's Causeway is a Roman Road from the Portgate, Northumberland [Map], where it crossed Dere Street, to Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. It passes through Great Whittingham, Northumberland [Map], Hartburn, Northumberland [Map], where it crosses the Hart Burn, Netherwitton, Northumberland [Map], Longhorsley, Northumberland [Map], Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland [Map], whereit crosses the River Coquet, north of North End [Map], Edlingham, Northumberland [Map] to Learchild Roman Fort [Map] where another road headed west to meet Dere Street at Bremenium [Map] aka High Rochester. The road then continues north passing Glanton, Northumberland [Map], Powburn, Northumberland [Map], where it crosses the River Till aka Breamish, the site of the Battle of Hedgeley Moor [Map], Newtown, Northumberland [Map], East Horton, Northumberland [Map], Lowick, Northumberland [Map], Berrington, Northumberland [Map] before reaching Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
The River West Allen rises near Coldcleugh, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Carrshield, Northumberland [Map], Ninebanks, Northumberland [Map], Bearsbridge, Northumberland [Map] to just before Cupola Bridge, Northumberland [Map] where it converges with the River East Allen to form the River Allen.
The River Font rises near Ewesley, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Nunnykirk, Northumberland [Map], Netherwitton, Northumberland [Map], Newton Underwood, Northumberland [Map] to Mitford, Northumberland [Map] where it joins the River Wansbeck.
The River North Tyne flows from Kielder Water, Northumberland [Map] past Greystead, Northumberland [Map], Bellingham [Map] to Redesmouth, Northumberland [Map] where it is joined by the River Rede.
It continues past Wark, Northumberland [Map], Nunwick, Northumberland [Map], Barrasford, Northumberland [Map], Chollerton, Northumberland [Map], Wall, Northumberland [Map] to Warden, Northumberland [Map] where it joins the River South Tyne to become the River Tyne.
The River Tyne is formed from the River North Tyne and River South Tyne which converge at Warden, Northumberland [Map]. From Warden, Northumberland [Map] it flows past Hexham, Northumberland [Map], Corbridge, Northumberland [Map], Riding Mill, Northumberland [Map], Bywell, Northumberland [Map], Ovingham, Northumberland [Map], Clara Vale, Northumberland [Map], Blaydon, Northumberland [Map], Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map] and Wallsend [Map] and North Shields, Northumberland [Map] and South Shields, County Durham [Map] after which it joins the North Sea at Tynemouth, Northumberland [Map].
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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The River Irthing rises from a number of becks and burns on Padderburn Moor, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Churnsike Lodge, Northumberland [Map], Butterburn, Westmoreland and Lampert, Northumberland [Map] where it is joined by the Butter Burn, Smith Farm, Northumberland [Map], Gilsland Spa, Northumberland [Map], Gilsland, Northumberland [Map], Nether Denton, Cumberland [Map], under Lanercost Old Bridge, Cumberland [Map], past Irthington, Cumberland [Map] to Newby East, Cumberland [Map] after which it joins the River Eden.
The River Coquet rises around Chew Green, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Makendon Northumberland [Map], Blindburn, Northumberland [Map], Barrow Burn, Northumberland [Map], Shillmoor, Northumberland [Map], Linshiels, Northumberland [Map], Alwinton, Northumberland [Map], Harbottle Castle, Northumberland [Map], Sharperton, Northumberland [Map], Holystone, Northumberland [Map], Hepple, Northumberland [Map], Thropton, Northumberland [Map], Rothbury, Northumberland [Map], Pauperhaugh, Northumberland [Map], Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland [Map], Weldon Bridge, Northumberland [Map], Felton, Northumberland [Map], Guyzance, Northumberland [Map] before passing under the bridge at Warkworth Bridge, Northumberland [Map] and reaching the North Sea at Amble, Northumberland [Map].
The Devil's Causeway is a Roman Road from the Portgate, Northumberland [Map], where it crossed Dere Street, to Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. It passes through Great Whittingham, Northumberland [Map], Hartburn, Northumberland [Map], where it crosses the Hart Burn, Netherwitton, Northumberland [Map], Longhorsley, Northumberland [Map], Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland [Map], whereit crosses the River Coquet, north of North End [Map], Edlingham, Northumberland [Map] to Learchild Roman Fort [Map] where another road headed west to meet Dere Street at Bremenium [Map] aka High Rochester. The road then continues north passing Glanton, Northumberland [Map], Powburn, Northumberland [Map], where it crosses the River Till aka Breamish, the site of the Battle of Hedgeley Moor [Map], Newtown, Northumberland [Map], East Horton, Northumberland [Map], Lowick, Northumberland [Map], Berrington, Northumberland [Map] before reaching Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
The Devil's Causeway is a Roman Road from the Portgate, Northumberland [Map], where it crossed Dere Street, to Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. It passes through Great Whittingham, Northumberland [Map], Hartburn, Northumberland [Map], where it crosses the Hart Burn, Netherwitton, Northumberland [Map], Longhorsley, Northumberland [Map], Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland [Map], whereit crosses the River Coquet, north of North End [Map], Edlingham, Northumberland [Map] to Learchild Roman Fort [Map] where another road headed west to meet Dere Street at Bremenium [Map] aka High Rochester. The road then continues north passing Glanton, Northumberland [Map], Powburn, Northumberland [Map], where it crosses the River Till aka Breamish, the site of the Battle of Hedgeley Moor [Map], Newtown, Northumberland [Map], East Horton, Northumberland [Map], Lowick, Northumberland [Map], Berrington, Northumberland [Map] before reaching Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
In 1883 John Mounsey Lambert was born to Major-General George Lambert and Isabella Browne at Breamish House, Powburn [Map]. He was educated at Mister Moore's School at Alnmouth and Wellington College.
On 26th September 1836 Colonel William Robert Craster was born to Thomas Wood aka Craster (age 50) at Preston Tower, Northumberland [Map]. He married 17th June 1868 Mary Joanna Hincks.
The River Coquet rises around Chew Green, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Makendon Northumberland [Map], Blindburn, Northumberland [Map], Barrow Burn, Northumberland [Map], Shillmoor, Northumberland [Map], Linshiels, Northumberland [Map], Alwinton, Northumberland [Map], Harbottle Castle, Northumberland [Map], Sharperton, Northumberland [Map], Holystone, Northumberland [Map], Hepple, Northumberland [Map], Thropton, Northumberland [Map], Rothbury, Northumberland [Map], Pauperhaugh, Northumberland [Map], Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland [Map], Weldon Bridge, Northumberland [Map], Felton, Northumberland [Map], Guyzance, Northumberland [Map] before passing under the bridge at Warkworth Bridge, Northumberland [Map] and reaching the North Sea at Amble, Northumberland [Map].
The River Coquet rises around Chew Green, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Makendon Northumberland [Map], Blindburn, Northumberland [Map], Barrow Burn, Northumberland [Map], Shillmoor, Northumberland [Map], Linshiels, Northumberland [Map], Alwinton, Northumberland [Map], Harbottle Castle, Northumberland [Map], Sharperton, Northumberland [Map], Holystone, Northumberland [Map], Hepple, Northumberland [Map], Thropton, Northumberland [Map], Rothbury, Northumberland [Map], Pauperhaugh, Northumberland [Map], Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland [Map], Weldon Bridge, Northumberland [Map], Felton, Northumberland [Map], Guyzance, Northumberland [Map] before passing under the bridge at Warkworth Bridge, Northumberland [Map] and reaching the North Sea at Amble, Northumberland [Map].
The River East Allen rises near Allenheads, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Ropehaugh, Northumberland [Map], Spartylea, Northumberland [Map], Sinderhope, Northumberland [Map], Allendale Town, Northumberland [Map], Catton, Northumberland [Map] to just before Cupola Bridge, Northumberland [Map] where it converges with the River West Allen to form the River Allen.
The River Irthing rises from a number of becks and burns on Padderburn Moor, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Churnsike Lodge, Northumberland [Map], Butterburn, Westmoreland and Lampert, Northumberland [Map] where it is joined by the Butter Burn, Smith Farm, Northumberland [Map], Gilsland Spa, Northumberland [Map], Gilsland, Northumberland [Map], Nether Denton, Cumberland [Map], under Lanercost Old Bridge, Cumberland [Map], past Irthington, Cumberland [Map] to Newby East, Cumberland [Map] after which it joins the River Eden.
The River East Allen rises near Allenheads, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Ropehaugh, Northumberland [Map], Spartylea, Northumberland [Map], Sinderhope, Northumberland [Map], Allendale Town, Northumberland [Map], Catton, Northumberland [Map] to just before Cupola Bridge, Northumberland [Map] where it converges with the River West Allen to form the River Allen.
The River Wansbeck rises near Risdale, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland [Map], Wallington, Northumberland [Map], Low Angerton, Northumberland [Map] to Meldon Park, Northumberland [Map] where it is joined by the Hart Burn.
The River Wansbeck continues through Mitford, Northumberland [Map] where it is joined by the River Font.
After Mitford, Northumberland [Map] the River Wansbeck flows past Morpeth, Northumberland [Map], Guidepost, Northumberland [Map] and Stakeford, Northumberland [Map] before joining the North Sea at Cambois, Northumberland [Map].
The River Blyth rises near Kirkheaton, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Bradford [Map], Belsay, Northumberland [Map], Ogle, Northumberland [Map], Kirkley, Northumberland [Map], Horton Grange, Northumberland [Map], Stannington, Northumberland [Map], Bedlington, Northumberland [Map] to Blyth, Northumberland [Map] where it reaches the North Sea.
St Mary's Church, Stannington is also in Churches in Northumberland.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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St Mary's Church, Stannington [Map]. Sir Mathew White Ridley (1904) by Sir Mathew White Ridley; bronze effigy with marble base by Detmar Blow
The River Coquet rises around Chew Green, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Makendon Northumberland [Map], Blindburn, Northumberland [Map], Barrow Burn, Northumberland [Map], Shillmoor, Northumberland [Map], Linshiels, Northumberland [Map], Alwinton, Northumberland [Map], Harbottle Castle, Northumberland [Map], Sharperton, Northumberland [Map], Holystone, Northumberland [Map], Hepple, Northumberland [Map], Thropton, Northumberland [Map], Rothbury, Northumberland [Map], Pauperhaugh, Northumberland [Map], Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland [Map], Weldon Bridge, Northumberland [Map], Felton, Northumberland [Map], Guyzance, Northumberland [Map] before passing under the bridge at Warkworth Bridge, Northumberland [Map] and reaching the North Sea at Amble, Northumberland [Map].
The River Wansbeck rises near Risdale, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland [Map], Wallington, Northumberland [Map], Low Angerton, Northumberland [Map] to Meldon Park, Northumberland [Map] where it is joined by the Hart Burn.
The River Wansbeck continues through Mitford, Northumberland [Map] where it is joined by the River Font.
After Mitford, Northumberland [Map] the River Wansbeck flows past Morpeth, Northumberland [Map], Guidepost, Northumberland [Map] and Stakeford, Northumberland [Map] before joining the North Sea at Cambois, Northumberland [Map].
The River Tyne is formed from the River North Tyne and River South Tyne which converge at Warden, Northumberland [Map]. From Warden, Northumberland [Map] it flows past Hexham, Northumberland [Map], Corbridge, Northumberland [Map], Riding Mill, Northumberland [Map], Bywell, Northumberland [Map], Ovingham, Northumberland [Map], Clara Vale, Northumberland [Map], Blaydon, Northumberland [Map], Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map] and Wallsend [Map] and North Shields, Northumberland [Map] and South Shields, County Durham [Map] after which it joins the North Sea at Tynemouth, Northumberland [Map].
The River North Tyne flows from Kielder Water, Northumberland [Map] past Greystead, Northumberland [Map], Bellingham [Map] to Redesmouth, Northumberland [Map] where it is joined by the River Rede.
It continues past Wark, Northumberland [Map], Nunwick, Northumberland [Map], Barrasford, Northumberland [Map], Chollerton, Northumberland [Map], Wall, Northumberland [Map] to Warden, Northumberland [Map] where it joins the River South Tyne to become the River Tyne.
The River Coquet rises around Chew Green, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Makendon Northumberland [Map], Blindburn, Northumberland [Map], Barrow Burn, Northumberland [Map], Shillmoor, Northumberland [Map], Linshiels, Northumberland [Map], Alwinton, Northumberland [Map], Harbottle Castle, Northumberland [Map], Sharperton, Northumberland [Map], Holystone, Northumberland [Map], Hepple, Northumberland [Map], Thropton, Northumberland [Map], Rothbury, Northumberland [Map], Pauperhaugh, Northumberland [Map], Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland [Map], Weldon Bridge, Northumberland [Map], Felton, Northumberland [Map], Guyzance, Northumberland [Map] before passing under the bridge at Warkworth Bridge, Northumberland [Map] and reaching the North Sea at Amble, Northumberland [Map].
On 24th December 1884 Captain Charles Noel Ridley was born to John H Ridley (age 35) at Wellborn, Northumberland. He married September 1907 Daphne Bewicke.
The River Aln rises near Alnham, Northumberland [Map] from where it flows past Whittingham, Northumberland [Map], Bolton, Northumberland [Map], Hulne Priory, Northumberland [Map] then passing around Alnwick Castle, Northumberland [Map] before passing Lesbury, Northumberland [Map] then at Alnwick, Northumberland [Map] it joins the North Sea.
By February 1537 Robert Collingwood was advising Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 64) about lawless elements in Redesdale and Tynedale and later he was involved in the attempt to bridle them. He and John Horsley corresponded with Cromwell on border matters and Norfolk, who twice stayed at his house at Eslington [Map], told Cromwell in July 1537 that he trusted Collingwood above all others in that region.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In April 1553 Robert Collingwood paid £766 for a grant to himself and his brother Alexander of ex-monastic property in Northumberland. He had laid the basis of his estates in the county in 1542 when he bought Eslington [Map] from Bertram Haselrigge.
Goodenough Fountain, Whittingham [Map]. In memory of Elizabeth Anne, wife of Reverend R W Goodenough. 1874.
Learchild Roman Fort [Map] fort is preserved as a cropmark or very low earthwork. Partial excavation has shown that the remnant ramparts and below ground features such as ditches will contain important archaeological deposits relating to the construction, development, use and abandonment of the monument. The fort contains two constructional phases and therefore provides insight into the development in Roman military fortifications between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. More widely the monument also provides insight into the Roman conquest of northern England.
The Devil's Causeway is a Roman Road from the Portgate, Northumberland [Map], where it crossed Dere Street, to Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. It passes through Great Whittingham, Northumberland [Map], Hartburn, Northumberland [Map], where it crosses the Hart Burn, Netherwitton, Northumberland [Map], Longhorsley, Northumberland [Map], Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland [Map], whereit crosses the River Coquet, north of North End [Map], Edlingham, Northumberland [Map] to Learchild Roman Fort [Map] where another road headed west to meet Dere Street at Bremenium [Map] aka High Rochester. The road then continues north passing Glanton, Northumberland [Map], Powburn, Northumberland [Map], where it crosses the River Till aka Breamish, the site of the Battle of Hedgeley Moor [Map], Newtown, Northumberland [Map], East Horton, Northumberland [Map], Lowick, Northumberland [Map], Berrington, Northumberland [Map] before reaching Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
Ravensworth Statue And Fountain, Whittingham [Map]. 1905. Fountain and statue of Atholl Liddell 3rd Earl of Ravensworth commissioned by Caroline Cecelia Edgecumbe Countess Revensworth and Mount Edgecumbe (age 65).
Atholl Liddell 3rd Earl of Ravensworth: On 6th August 1833 he was born to Henry Thomas Liddell 1st Earl Ravensworth and Isabella Horatia Seymour. On 9th October 1866 Atholl Liddell 3rd Earl of Ravensworth and Caroline Cecelia Edgecumbe Countess Revensworth and Mount Edgecumbe were married. He the son of Henry Thomas Liddell 1st Earl Ravensworth and Isabella Horatia Seymour. On 22nd July 1903 Henry Liddell 2nd Earl of Ravensworth died. His brother Atholl succeeded 3rd Earl Ravensworth, 4th Baron Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle in County Durham, 9th Baronet Liddell of Ravensworth Castle. Caroline Cecelia Edgecumbe Countess Revensworth and Mount Edgecumbe by marriage Countess Ravensworth. On 7th February 1904 Atholl Liddell 3rd Earl of Ravensworth died. Earl Ravensworth extinct. His first cousin Arthur succeeded 5th Baron Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle in County Durham, 10th Baronet Liddell of Ravensworth Castle. Sophia Harriett Waller Baroness Ravensworth by marriage Baroness Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle in County Durham.
The Times. 5th February 1929. The funeral of the Earl of Durham (deceased) took place yesterday at Burnmoor. The Countess of Durham (age 69) who was unable to attend owing to illness, received the following telegram from the Queen (age 61):- "I send you and your family my sincere sympathy in your great sorrow.".
The cortege left Fenton [Map] at 11.30, and, as followed by 25 coaches, three of which conveyed wreaths. The chief mourners included Viscount Lambton (age 44) and Captain the Hon. Claud Lambton (age 45) (sons). Captain the Hon. D'Arcy Lambton (age 62), the Hon. George Lambton (age 68), and the Hon. Charles Lambton (age 71) (brothers). Viscount Cecil (brother-in-law), the Earl (age 56) and Countess of Ellesmnere (age 48) (son-in-law and daughter), the Earl of Home (son-in-law). The officiating clergy were the Rev. Ralph Watson. the Rev. A. J. Gadd, the rector, and the Rev. G. F. Eolme. Tenants from Lord Durham's Fenton Estate were the bearers. A memorial eervice for Lord Durham was held vesterday at St. Peter's. Eaton-square, the Rev. Austin Thompson officiating. Among those present were:- The Hon. Mrs. Charles Lambton. the Bon. Mrs. Claud Lambton, Air. D'Arcy [?]. the Earl and Countess of Pembroke. Colonel the Hon. George Herhert also represented the Dowager Countess of Pembroke. Mr Arthur Lambton, the Duke and Duchess of Abereorn the Dowager Marchioness of Lansdowne Alberta Marchioness of Blanford.
