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Embleton
Embleton is a village in Northumberland, located about 6 miles north-east of Alnwick and just ¾ mile from the coast and Embleton and Newton Links. The Church of the Holy Trinity here, dates from the 11th/12th century. By the church is the Old Vicarage, which incorporates a 14th century pele tower, rebuilt after the village was laid waste by the Scots. In the village are two public houses; the Bluebell Inn and Greys Inn, and also the Dunstanbrugh Castle Hotel - all dating from the 19th century. Vincent Edwards Primary School is located in Embleton. Much of the village is a designated Conservation Area. The village and the surrounding area, including Christon Bank, form part of Embleton Civil Parish.
Embleton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland. Besides the village of Embleton itself, the civil parish includes the settlement of Christon Bank, situated about a mile to the west.
Embleton village has a main street with one shop. There is a small green with the village pump on it, out of use now but at one time the source of the water supply. Embleton has an 18-hole golf course which opened in 1900 and was updated in 1922. The village is about from Embleton Bay. The sandy beach is backed by dunes where a variety of flowers bloom: bluebells, cowslips, burnet roses and, to give it its common name, bloody cranesbill, amongst others.
Christon Bank lies on the East Coast Main Line railway, and until 1958 was the site of a station.
Beyond the bounds of the parish, Dunstanburgh Castle stands at the southern end of Embleton Bay. Close by, to the south, is the fishing village of Craster.
Notable people
Robert de Emeldon, Lord Treasurer of Ireland, was born in Embleton towards the close of the thirteenth century. Richard de Emeldon, who was Robert's cousin, and was later mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne and one of its leading citizens, was also born here.
Landmarks
Close by the church is Embleton Tower, a pele tower which was the vicarage until 1974 .
The Creighton Memorial Hall is said to be the largest village hall in the county and is named after Mandell Creighton, who was vicar 1875–1884 and later became Bishop of London.
One road is named after the Embleton-born W. T. Stead, a journalist and social campaigner who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Religious sites
The Church of the Holy Trinity is large with several interesting features and is historically connected with Merton College, Oxford. Creighton, the vicar, had a poor opinion of the villagers:
"In many ways the moral standard of the village was very low, and it was a difficult place to improve. There was no resident squire, the chief employers of labour were on much the same level of cultivation as those they employed, and in some cases owned the public-houses and paid the wages there."
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Embleton Conservation Area Character Appraisal (pdf)
- "The name Embleton is Old English in origin, from which it can be concluded that the place-name originated sometime between the earliest Anglo-Saxon settlements in the fifth century AD and …
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William Thomas Stead (1849-1912)
- William Stead was a pioneer of investigative journalism and one of the first people to show how the press could be used to influence public opinion and government. Stead was …
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Dunstanburgh Castle
- Overview About Dunstanburgh Castle Map Street View Dunstanburgh Castle is located on the Northumberland coast, one mile north of Craster and a mile and a half south-east of Embleton. The castle …
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Christon Bank
- Overview Map Street View Christon Bank is village near Embleton in Northumberland.
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Embleton, Northumberland - Community Guide
- Inclues sections on History, Publications, Community Resources,
Visitor Information and Parish Council.
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Embleton Parish, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. EMBLETON PARISH EMBLETON parish comprises the chapelries of Rock and Rennington, and the townships of Broxfield, Brunton …
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Embleton Conservation Area Character Appraisal (pdf)
- "The name Embleton is Old English in origin, from which it can be concluded that the place-name originated sometime between the earliest Anglo-Saxon settlements in the fifth century AD and …
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Simon Cotterill
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William Thomas Stead (1849-1912)
- William Stead was a pioneer of investigative journalism and one of the first people to show how the press could be used to influence public opinion and government. Stead was …
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Dunstanburgh Castle
- Overview About Dunstanburgh Castle Map Street View Dunstanburgh Castle is located on the Northumberland coast, one mile north of Craster and a mile and a half south-east of Embleton. The castle …
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Christon Bank
- Overview Map Street View Christon Bank is village near Embleton in Northumberland.
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Embleton, Northumberland - Community Guide
- Inclues sections on History, Publications, Community Resources,
Visitor Information and Parish Council.
Added by
Simon Cotterill
Co-Curate Page
Embleton Parish, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. EMBLETON PARISH EMBLETON parish comprises the chapelries of Rock and Rennington, and the townships of Broxfield, Brunton …
Northumberland
Bluebell Inn, Embleton
Church of the Holy Trinity, Embleton
Dovecote nr Old Vicarage, Embleton
Dovecote, Sunny Brae, Embleton
Dunstanburgh Castle Hotel, Embleton
Embleton & Newton Links
Embleton Parish, 1848
Greys Inn, Embleton
Old Vicarage, Embleton
United Reformed Church, Embleton
Village Hall, Embleton
Village Pant, Embleton
Vincent Edwards Primary School, Embleton
War Memorial, Embleton
