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Cocklaw
Cocklaw is a hamlet in Northumberland and is notable for Cocklaw Tower. Historically, Cocklaw was a township in the Parish of St John Lee; today Cocklaw forms part of the Civil Parish of Wall.
COCKLAW, a township, in the parish of St. John Lee, union of Hexham, S. division of Tindale ward and of Northumberland, 4½ miles (N. by E.) from Hexham; containing 172 inhabitants. It is chiefly distinguished for its strong old fortress, called Cocklaw or Cockley Tower, in 1567 the principal seat of the family of Errington, who derived their name from a small hamlet on the Erring burn, where they were seated in 1372. The township extends from the North Tyne along the eastern side of the burn, and the Roman Watling-street passes on the east a small distance from the village. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for £224.
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.
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Cocklaw (Wall)
- "This is the site of the deserted medieval village of Cocklaw. Although a village was recorded here in the late 13th century all that survives now is a farmstead, though …
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Cocklaw (Wall)
- "This is the site of the deserted medieval village of Cocklaw. Although a village was recorded here in the late 13th century all that survives now is a farmstead, though …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
