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Downham
Downham is a hamlet in Northumberland consisting of Downham farm and a few farm cottages. It is within the civil parish of Carnham and located east of Mindrum Station; Bowmont Water is close by. A survey of 1541 mentions a new tower at Downham, it is later noted to have survived an attack by the Scots in 1596. There are no known remains of the tower today.[1]
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Mindrum Station
- Overview About Mindrum Station Map Street View Mindrum Station is a hamlet and former railway station in Northumberland. The station was on the Alnwick to Cornhill Branch railway built to …
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DOWNHAM TOWER, CARHAM
- "A survey of 1541 refers to a tower "newly built at Downham." It was stated to be incomplete, and awaiting the addition of embattlements and a barmkin (Bates).
There are …
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Mindrum Station
- Overview About Mindrum Station Map Street View Mindrum Station is a hamlet and former railway station in Northumberland. The station was on the Alnwick to Cornhill Branch railway built to …
from http://www.gatehouse-gazettee…
DOWNHAM TOWER, CARHAM
- "A survey of 1541 refers to a tower "newly built at Downham." It was stated to be incomplete, and awaiting the addition of embattlements and a barmkin (Bates).
There are …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
