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Cambo
Cambo is a village in Northumberland located about 11 miles to the west of Morpeth. It is part of Wallington Estate, maintained by the National Trust. The village was remodelled by Sir Charles Trevelyan in the late 19th century. Cambo has a number of notable listed buildings, including a converted 16th century Bastle House and the Holy Trinity Church of 1842.
CAMBO, a township, in the parish of Hartburn, union of Morpeth, N. E. division of Tindale ward, S. division of Northumberland, 11½ miles (W.) from Morpeth; containing 99 inhabitants. The township comprises 630 acres, of which the greater part is rich pasture-land. The village is on the road from Hexham to Alnwick: there is a small subscription library. The tithes have been commuted for £17. 10. payable to the impropriator, and £19 to the vicar of Hartburn. A district chapel has been built, the living of which is in the gift of the Vicar. Launcelot Brown, the landscape gardener, received his early education here. In the village are the ruins of a peel-house, or fortalice.
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.
Cambo is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the west of the county town of Morpeth at the junction of the B6342 and B6343 roads. It is part of Wallington Estate, and is a National Trust village.
Landmarks
Wallington, the 17th-century hall, is just south of the village, and has been owned by the National Trust since 1942.
In Cambo itself, Holy Trinity church dates from 1842, with a west tower added in 1884. The village post office is housed in a three-storey 16th-century bastle house.
Notable people
Capability Brown, the 18th-century landscape gardener, was educated at the village school. He was born at nearby Kirkharle.
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Cambo First School
- Overview Map Street View Cambo First School is located in Cambo, near Morpeth in Northumberland. It is a community school with about 50 pupils aged 5 to 9.[1] Pupils from the …
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Cambo First School
- The school, for 4 to 9 year olds, is located in Cambo, near Morpeth in Northumberland.
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Wallington
- Overview About Wallington Map Street View Wallington is a country house and gardens located about 12 miles (19 km) west of Morpeth, Northumberland, England, near the village of Cambo. It …
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Hartburn Parish, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. HARTBURN PARISH HARTBURN, a parish partly in the west division of Morpeth Ward, and partly in the …
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Cambo First School
- Overview Map Street View Cambo First School is located in Cambo, near Morpeth in Northumberland. It is a community school with about 50 pupils aged 5 to 9.[1] Pupils from the …
from http://www.camboschool.com/
Cambo First School
- The school, for 4 to 9 year olds, is located in Cambo, near Morpeth in Northumberland.
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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Wallington
- Overview About Wallington Map Street View Wallington is a country house and gardens located about 12 miles (19 km) west of Morpeth, Northumberland, England, near the village of Cambo. It …
