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Bitchfield Township, 1848


BITCHFIELD, a township, in the parish of Stamfordham, union of Castle ward, N.E. division of Tindale ward, S. division of Northumberland, 13 miles (N.W.) from Newcastle-upon-Tyne; containing 36 inhabitants. The township comprises 717a. 9p. The tithes have been commuted for £18. 14. 4., of which £18. 4. 3. are payable to the vicar. The remains of an old castle formerly belonging to the Fenwicks are now used as a farmhouse.

Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.

Bitchfield became a civil parish following the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1866. This was abolished in April 1955, when Bitchfield became part of Belsay Civil Parish.

Stamfordham Civil Parish West Bitchfield East Bitchfield Stamfordham Parish, 1848
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