Howtel

Howtel is a hamlet in Northumberland, located on the B6532 road, about 7 miles north-west of Wooler, near the border with Scotland. Howtel is the site of a deserted medieval village which was first recorded in 1296.[1] The tower house here was recorded in 1541 as partially standing, after destruction by James IV of Scotland in 1496. It was repaired in the 16th century, and now part of the farm complex here.[2] The tower house is a Scheduled Monument, listed on the National Heritage List for England. Historically, Howtel was a township in the ancient parish of Kirknewton. In 1866 Howtel was made a civil parish in its own right, until 1st of April 1955 and merged with and became part of Kilham Civil Parish.

HOWTELL, a township, in the parish of KirkNewton, union, and W. division of the ward, of Glendale, N. division of Northumberland, 8 miles (N.W. by W.) from Wooler; containing 191 inhabitants. It lies between two tributary streams of the river Beaumont, and about two miles and a half north-west from the village of Kirk-Newton.

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.