Enjoy a glimpse of history about Alwinton in Northumberland, North East England, UK.
The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland
by Kelly and Company
Published in 1879
ALWINTON is a parish and village, 313 miles from London, 24 north-west from Morpeth, and 10 west-by-north from Rothbury; the parish comprises the townships of ALWINTON, BIDDLESTONE, BURRADON, CLENNELL, FAIRHAUGH, FARNHAM, LINBRIDGE, NETHERTON (North and South sides), PEELS and SHARPERTON, and BARROW, DUESHILL, HARBOTTLE, HOLYSTONE and LINSHEELES; the latter five townships are in Holystone parochial chapelry, and will be found under that heading; in the Northern division of the county, west division of Coquetdale ward, Rothbury union and county court district, Rothbury rural deanery, Lindisfarne archdeaconry and Durham diocese. The rivers Alwin and Coquet flow through the parish. The church of St. Michael is a handsome stone building in the Early English style, restored in 1853, and has a chancel, nave, aisles and south transept, erected about the twelfth century; the chancel is approached from the nave by an ascent of twelve stone steps. The register dates from the year 1719. The living is a vicarage, united with Holystone, joint yearly value, £243 with residence, in the gift of the Duke of Northumberland, and held by the Rev. Henry Edgell Henderson, B.A. of University College, Durham. There are charities of £2 2s. yearly value. The principal landowners are Walter Selby, esq. (who is lord of the manor), P. F.
Clennell, esq. and Anthony Wilkinson, esq. The soil is gravelly; the subsoil is clay. There is much pasture here. The area of the township is 1,194 acres; rateable value, £934; the population in 1871 was 83. The area of the entire parish is 46,681 acres; the population in 1871 was 1,205.
BIDDLESTONE is a township in the parish of, and 2¾ miles north-east from, Alwinton, and 17 west-by-south from Alnwick and 7 north-west from Rothbury. Biddlestone Hall, the seat of Walter Selby, esq. is a handsome modern stone-built structure, situated on the summit of an eminence, surrounded by woods and plantations of evergreens: the locality is most picturesque: at the back of the mansion are waterfalls, which are broken by rocks of great size, above which are the Silverton and Harden hills, from the summits of which may be seen a portion of Scotland and a pleasant view of the Coquet Vale. There is a Catholic chapel attached to the mansion, built in the year 1200, which was thoroughly restored in 1868. The family of Selby have possessed the manor of Biddlestone in an unbroken line since the reign of King Henry III. in 1272, during which time they distinguished themselves against the invasion of their border neighbours. Walter Selby, esq. is lord of the manor and sole owner. The area is 5,562 acres; rateable value, £2,916; the population in 1871 was 138.
BURRADON, or BURROWDON is a township and village in the parish of, and 3 miles east from, Alwinton, 6½ miles west-north-west from Rothbury. P. F. Clennell and William Forster, esqs. are the chief landowners. The soil is clay and light loam; the subsoil is clayey. The chief crops are oats, barley and grass. The area is 1,540 acres; rateable value, £1,485; the population in 1871 was 121.
CLENNELL is a small township in the parish of, and 1 mile north from, Alwinton, on the east side of the river Alwin. In the reign of King Edward I. the family of Clennell possessed the manorial rights of the township. About the year 1730 the ancestor of the present owner married the last heiress of the Clennell family, and thus the township came to the possession of Anthony Wilkinson, esq. the present owner. The area is 1,071 acres; rateable value, £475; the population in 1871 was 24.
FAIRHAUGH is a township in the parish of, and 6 miles north-west from, Alwinton, and 16 from Rothbury, and contains one shepherd's house. The soil is sandy; subsoil, clayey. This township is moorland. The sole landowner is Miss Robson. The area is 521 acres; rateable value, £142; the population in 1871 was 9.
FARNHAM is a township in the parish of, and 5 miles south-east from, Alwinton, and 6 miles west from Rothbury, situated on the river Coquet. P. F. Clennell, esq. is the lord of the manor and sole landowner. The soil is heavy loam; subsoil, limestone. The chief crops are barley, oats, turnips and pasture. The area is 931 acres; rateable value, £769; the population in 1871 was 50.
LINBRIDGE is a township in the parish of, and 2 miles south-west from, Alwinton, and 12 west from Rothbury. The soil is gravelly, whinstone rock and heath moor. The land is all in pasture. The principal landowners are Walter Selby, esq. R. Carr-Ellison, esq. and the trustees of the late G. Dunn, esq. The area is 8,865 acres; rateable value, £2,570; the population in 1871 was 64.
NETHERTON SOUTH SIDE is a township in the parish of, and 4½ miles east-by-north from, Alwinton, 7 north-west from Rothbury, and 14 west from Alnwick. William Lynn Smart, esq. is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The soil is loam and clay. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and pasture. The area is 731 acres; rateable value, £994; the population in 1871 was 72.
NETHERTON NORTH SIDE is a township in the parish of, and 4½ miles east-by-north from, Alwinton, 7 north-west from Rothbury, and 14 north-west from Alnwick. Walter Selby, esq. is the lord of the manor and owner of the soil. The area is 762 acres; rateable value, £810; the population in 1871 was 75.
PEELS is a township in the parish of, and 2 miles south-east from, Alwinton, and 8 from Rothbury. The soil is stiff clay; subsoil, the same. The chief crops are barley, oats and pasture. P. F. Clennell, esq. is lord of the manor and sole landowner. The area is 3,173 acres; rateable value, £4,415; the population in 1871 was 74.
SHARPERTON is a township in the parish of, and 3 miles south-east from, Alwinton, and 7 north-west from Rothbury, situated on the river Coquet. P. F. Clennell, esq. is the lord of the manor, and the trustees of Thomlinson's charity are the chief landowners: the soil is clayey, with a subsoil of clay. The chief crops are barley, oats and pasture. The area is 966 acres; rateable value, £917; the population in 1871 was 79.
POST OFFICE, Alwinton.—John Craig, receiver. Letters arrive through Morpeth, via Rothbury at 12.30 p.m.; dispatched at 3.20 p.m. Harbottle is the nearest money order office Biddlestone.—Letters through Morpeth via Rothbury. Harbottle is the nearest money order office Burradon.—Letters through Morpeth, via Alwinton & Rothbury. Harbottle is the nearest money order office Clennell.—Letters through Morpeth, via Alwinton. Harbottle is the nearest money order office POST OFFICE, Sharperton.—Thomas Davidson, receiver. Letters arrive through Morpeth, via Rothbury, at 11.30 a.m.; dispatched at 4 p.m. Harbottle is the nearest money order office Farnham.—Letters through Morpeth, via Rothbury, which is the nearest money order office POST OFFICE, Netherton South Side.—William Patton, receiver. Letters arrive through Morpeth, via Rothbury, arrive at 11.30 a.m.; dispatched at 4.15 p.m. Harbottle is the nearest money order office CARRIERS TO:— NEWCASTLE—William & Thomas Dixon, North side, Netherton, wednesday, returning friday ALNWICK, " " saturday, returning same day
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