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Netherwitton
Netherwitton is a village in Northumberland, England about 8 miles west of Morpeth.
A former cotton-mill now converted into residential housing, the old village school also converted into a house, an old bridge whence the pretty little church is visible, and a number of cottages and gardens comprise the village. The old cross, dated 1689, still stands in a garden beyond the green. Most of the common about it has been appropriated and planted with trees.
History
During the Civil War, Cromwell quartered a large force in the grounds of the stately Netherwitton Hall for one night, and later awarded a sum of £95-5s-6d. as compensation for the damage done by his troops. After Culloden in 1746 Lord Lovat, a Jacobite leader, for a long while lay concealed in a "Priest's Hole" in an upper room of the Hall. Roger Thornton, a great merchant-prince of Newcastle at the beginning of the 15th century, was a native of Netherwitton and built a castle by the river, but no trace of it remains.
Landmarks
The Devil's Causeway passes the village less than to the east. The causeway is a Roman road which starts at Port Gate on Hadrian's Wall, north of Corbridge, and extends northwards across Northumberland to the mouth of the River Tweed at Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Devils Causeway Tower, Netherwitton, also known as, or recorded in historical documents as Highbush Wood. King writes ‘Marked on some OS maps as tower but now considered to be remains of cottage.’ SMR still records as ‘site of tower’. Long records as ‘remains of an irregular shaped tower.’ This site has been described as a Pele Tower. The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Netherwitton Hall is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England. There has been a house on the site since the 14th century. The present house, which was built in about 1685, to a design by architect Robert Trollope has an impressive three storey, seven bayed frontage with balustrade and unusual irregular window pediments. The rear presents some earlier features including a stairway tower which may contain remnants of ancient fortifications. The gardens contain a folly and masonry features.
Religious sites
The church is dedicated to St Giles.
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River Font
- The Font is a river in Northumberland which flows from Fontburn Reservoir and past Netherwitton. It is a tributary to the River Wansbeck, which it joins at Mitford.
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Devil's Causeway (Roman Road)
- Overview About the Devil's Causeway The Devil's Causeway was a Roman road, which branches off Dere Street north of Corbridge, running about 55 miles to near Berwick-upon-Tweed. Today some of …
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Netherwitton County Primary School
- "....Netherwitton Board School opened in 1875 and after 1903 became an all age council school. It closed in December 1966 when the remaining pupils were transferred to Longhorsley school...." Northumberland …
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River Font
- The Font is a river in Northumberland which flows from Fontburn Reservoir and past Netherwitton. It is a tributary to the River Wansbeck, which it joins at Mitford.
Co-Curate Page
Devil's Causeway (Roman Road)
- Overview About the Devil's Causeway The Devil's Causeway was a Roman road, which branches off Dere Street north of Corbridge, running about 55 miles to near Berwick-upon-Tweed. Today some of …
from Flickr (flickr)
Netherwitton near Morpeth # 106. J.Haggis, Provision Merchant.
Pinned by Peter Smith
from https://discovery.nationalarc…
Netherwitton County Primary School
- "....Netherwitton Board School opened in 1875 and after 1903 became an all age council school. It closed in December 1966 when the remaining pupils were transferred to Longhorsley school...." Northumberland …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
