The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland
by Kelly and Company
Published in 1879
The extract shown below from an old book published in 1879 tells us about some of the people, places and history connected with the following settlements and areas of this part of Northumberland:
- Fowbrey/Fowberry
- Adderstone
- Bamburgh Castle
- Bradford, Northumberland
- Budle
- Burton
- Glororum
- Hoppen/Hopton
- Mousen/Mowson
- Newham, Northumberland
- Newstead
- Outchester
- Ratchwood
- Shoreston/Shoston
- Spindlestone
- Waren Mills
- Warenford
- Warenton
BAMBURGH is a township, parish, and village 4 1/2 miles east from Belford, 3 1/2 miles north-east of Lucker station on the North Eastern railway, in the Northern division of the county, union of Belford, north division of Bamburgh ward, county court district of Belford, rural deanery of Bamburgh, archdeaconry of Lindisfarne and diocese of Durham, situated on the sea coast and is a fashionable bathing-place: formerly it was a royal burgh and returned two members to Parliament.
The church of St. Aidan is a handsome stone building, chiefly in the Early English style, with large square tower containing 2 bells; it was repewed in 1852; it has a chancel, nave, aisles, and transepts, several handsome stained windows, stone pulpit, and a few mural monuments, and a fine organ. The register dates from the year 1653. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £270, in the gift of the trustees of the late Lord Crewe, and held by the Rev. William Darnell, M.A. of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and J.P. There is a mixed school for boys and girls, endowed and supported by the trustees of Lord Crewe; and a Sunday school is held in the school-room: handsome school buildings were erected in 1877 by the trustees of the late Lord Crewe. In 1137 a monastery of the order of St. Augustine was founded, but at the time of the Dissolution it was granted to John Forster, esq. There were also a college, a hospital, and a house of Dominicans. The soil is clayey; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley, potatoes and turnips: the area of the township is 1,200 acres; the population in 1871 was 320; the area of the entire parish is 25,230 acres; and the population in 1871 was 3,731. The trustees of the late Lord Crewe are lords of the manor and chief landowners. A market was formerly held here, but is now discontinued.
Parish Clerk, —
FOWBREY, or FOWBERRY, is in the township of Bambrough, and consists of a farm of 65 acres and outbuildings, the rent of which is paid to the minister and churchwardens of Bambrough, and is appropriated to the purposes of a church-rate. — Letters through Belford; North Sunderland is the nearest money order office.
POST OFFICE.—Mark Young, postmaster. Letters arrive from Belford at 10 a.m.; dispatched at 3 p.m. The nearest money order office is at North Sunderland
Medical Officer to Lord Crewe's Charities; to Bamburgh Castle Dispensary; & District Medical Officer for the East district of the Union, Louis G. Broadbent
Surgeon & Agent under the Admiralty Board, Louis G. Broadbent
Surgeon to the Trinity Board, Louis G. Broadbent
National School, William C. Good, master; Mrs. Good, sewing mistress; Mrs. M. Sanglier, infants' mistress
ADDERSTONE is a township 3 miles south-east from Belford and 1 south-west from Lucker station. The York, Newcastle, and Berwick railway intersects the township. Adderstone Hall, the seat of Steven Sanderson, esq. is a noble stone building standing in extensive grounds. The land is the property of the Duke of Northumberland, John Church, esq. and others, the former being lord of the manor. The soil is clayey. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley, and potatoes. The area is 2,693 acres; the population in 1871 was 292.—Letters through Chathill, which is the nearest money order office.
BAMBURGH CASTLE township adjoins Bamburgh on the east. The castle whence it takes its name is a noble pile, and stands 150 feet above the level of the sea; it is situated on a rock projecting into the sea, and commands an extensive view by sea and land. In the castle is a dispensary, a library and girls' school. Bambrough was a Roman settlement. The trustees of the late Lord Crewe are lords of the manor and principal landowners. The soil is clayey; the subsoil is basalt rock. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley, potatoes and turnips. The area is 6 acres; the population in 1871 was 43.—Letters through Belford. North Sunderland is the nearest money order office.
School, Miss Mary Morpeth, mistress
BRADFORD is a township 3 miles south-east from Belford and 1 north from Lucker station, the property of Earl Grey, who is lord of the manor. The soil is loamy; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and potatoes. The area is 561 acres; the population in 1871 was 53.—Letters through Belford, which is the nearest money order office.
BUDLE is a township 2 1/4 miles west, and 2 1/2 miles east from Belford, on the sea coast. The De Vesci family formerly owned this property, and afterwards the Bowes family; it is now the property of William D. Cruddas, esq. who is also lord of the manor. The soil is clayey and sandy; the subsoil, rock. The chief crops are wheat, oats, and turnips. Cockles of the finest quality are obtained on this coast. The acreage is 760; the population in 1871 was 59.—Letters through Belford, which is the nearest money order office.
BURTON is a township 4 1/2 miles east from Belford, 2 1/2 north-east from Lucker station, which is the property of Earl Grey, who is lord of the manor. The whole property constitutes one farm. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and turnips. The soil is rich and fertile, and the subsoil is clay and rock. The population in 1871 was 108, and the acreage is 1,085.—Letters through Chathill. North Sunderland is the nearest money order office.
GLORORUM, or GLOWER-O'ER-HIM, is a township 4 miles east from Belford, and 2 1/4 north from Lucker station. It is all held as one farm. A. H. Broun, esq. is lord of the manor. The acreage is 460. The population in 1871 was 40.—Letters through Belford. North Sunderland is the nearest money order office.
HOPPEN, or HOPTON, is a township 4 miles south-east from Belford and 3/4 east from Lucker station. It is the property of A. H. Broun, esq. who is lord of the manor. The area is 230 acres; the population in 1871 was 26.—Letters through Belford. Chathill is the nearest money order office.
MOUSEN, or MOWSON is a township 2 miles south-east from Belford; it was formerly the property of the Rev. John Shaftoe, vicar of Warden, who endowed with it a school in the chapelry of Haydon Bridge. The trustees of the late Lord Crewe are lords of the manor; the principal landowner is Mr. John Lumsden. The population in 1871 was 65, and the acreage is 792.—Letters through Belford.
NEWHAM is a township and village 7 miles south-east from Belford, with a station on the York, Newcastle and Berwick railway. The Duke of Northumberland is the sole landowner. The population in 1871 was 280; and the acreage is 2,690.—Letters through Chathill, which is the nearest money order office.
CARRIER TO ALNWICK—James Wanless, saturday
School, John Croyle, master
Railway Station, Peter Dickinson, station master
NEWSTEAD is a township, 5 1/2 miles south-east from Belford, and 1 1/2 south-west from Newham station: it is the property of the Duke of Northumberland, who is the lord of the manor. The population in 1871 was 125; the acreage is 2,054.—Letters through Chathill, which is the nearest money order office.
OUTCHESTER is a township 2 1/2 miles west and 2 miles east from Belford, on the river Waren. A. H. Brown, esq. is the lord of the manor. The population in 1871 was 79, and the acreage is 1,055.—Letters through Belford, which is the nearest money order office.
RATCHWOOD is a township 4 1/2 miles south-east from Belford and 1 1/2 west from Lucker station; it belongs to the Duke of Northumberland, who is lord of the manor, and John Turnbull, esq. who farms the whole. The soil is clay; subsoil, same. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley, potatoes and turnips. The population in 1871 was 7, and the acreage is 154.—Letters through Chathill, which is the nearest money order office.
SHORESTON, or SHOSTON, is a township 6 miles south-east from Belford and 4 east of Lucker station, situate on the sea coast. Shoreston Hall, occupied by the Rev. Leonard Shafto Orde, M.A., J.P. is a plain building, standing in well wooded grounds, and has a commanding view of the sea and the country to the south. The land is the property of the trustees of the late Lord Crewe, who are lords of the manor. The population in 1871 was 96; the acreage is 692.
NEW SHORESTONE is the property of Mr. John Lumsden, who resides at Mousen.—Letters through
Chat hill. North Sunderland is the nearest money order office.
SPINDLESTONE is a township 2 1/4 miles west and 2 1/2 east from Belford, situated on the river Waren. Formerly this was a Roman station, and subsequently the property of the Earls of Derwentwater and now belongs to Greenwich Hospital. A. H. Brown, esq. is lord of the manor. The population in 1871 was 123 ; the acreage is 460 ; rateable value, £
WAREN MILLS is a hamlet in the township, 1 1/4 miles north.—Letters through Belford, which is the nearest money order office.
WARENFORD is a township and village 4 miles south-east from Belford and 1 1/4 south-west from Lucker station, on the north road and on the rivulet Waren. There is an English Presbyterian church here and a school which is supported by Government grant and a voluntary rate. Twizell House is the seat of the Rev. Edmun Antrobus, M.A. J.P. and is a stone building, standing some distance from the high road and surrounded by thickly-wooded grounds. The land belongs to the Duke of Northumberland, who is lord of the manor, and John Turnbull esq. The chief crops are oats, wheat and potatoes ; the soil is clay ; subsoil, same. The population in 1871 was 25, and the acreage is 190.—Letters through Chat hill, which is the nearest money order office.
National School, Thomas Oliver, master
WARENTON is a township 1 1/2 miles south from Belford. Here is a handsome chapel for Presbyterians, built in 1851. The land belongs to Thomas Henry Graham, esq. of Edmond Castle, Cumberland, who is lord of the manor. The population in 1871 was 131, and the acreage is 1,585.—Letters through Belford, which is the nearest money order office.
Bamburgh.
Broadbent Lewis George, M.D
Burman Charles Clark
Carr Miss
Darnell Rev. Wm. M.A., J.P. [vicar]
Frater Robert
Hare Mrs
Henry Mrs
Venus Mrs
COMMERCIAL.
Anderson John, draper & grocer
Broadbent Lewis George, M.D. surgeon
Burman Charles Clark, surgeon
Coulson Margaret (Miss), draper & grocer
Darling Ellen (Miss), lodging house, Winding house
Dixon Ths. gmekpr. to W. D. Cruddas, esq
Dixon William, farmer & jobmaster
Douglas James, Victoria inn
Foster Joseph, farmer, Fowberry
Harvey John, baker & grocer
Henry Ann (Mrs.), Lord Crewe's Arms
Hutchinson Dorothy (Mrs.), farmer, Bamburgh hall
Johnson Thomas, shoe maker
Johnson Wilkinson, mason
Leighton Isabella (Mrs.), Castle inn
Leighton John, farmer
Locks David, blacksmith
Martinman James, carter
Nuttman James, gardener
Rogerson William, mason
Ross George, butcher
Ross George, farmer, Bamburgh friar
Rutherford Robert, joiner
Rutherford Thomas, joiner
Sanglier Edwd. prof. of music & organist
Sinton George, joiner
Storrer Richard, land agent to the trustees of the late Lord Crewe
Thompson Mary (Miss), dress maker
Winchester John, farmer, Greenhill
Adderstone.
Parker Thomas, Bellshill hall
Sanderson Steven, Adderstone hall
Arthur Robert James, farmer, Bellshill
Craig David, steward to Steven Sanderson, esq
Smith George, farmer, Adderstone main
Taylor Richard, blacksmith
Bradford.
Hay Charles, farmer
Budle.
Sanderson James B. farmer
Burton.
Laing James, farmer
Glororum.
Bolam John, farmer
Burn Henry, farmer
Hoppen.
Archbold John, farmer
Browne Henry, Hoppen lime works
Reynolds Charles, farmer
Monkshouse.
Lawson Thomas, St. Cuthbert's inn
Mousen.
Lumsden John, farmer & landowner
Wightman Joseph, cattle dealer
Newham.
Archbold William, farmer, Newham hall
Chirnside Peter, farmer, Newham bldngs
Chirnside Robert, farmer
Croyle John, schoolmaster & grocer
Elliott William & John, joiners
Hall John, blacksmith
Smith John, farmer, Hen hill
Wilson John, farmer
Newstead.
Robson Mrs. Rayhaugh
Chirnside James, farmer
Outchester.
Coxon George Edward, farmer
Ratchwood.
Atkinson Robert, farmer
Shoreston.
Orde Rev. Leonard Shafto, M.A., J.P. Shoreston hall
Mitchell William, land steward to R. Dunn, esq
Wilkinson Michael, farmer, New Shoreston
Spindlestone.
Coxon George Edward, farmer
Short Henry Ogle, farmer, Chesterhill
Waren Mills.
Short Henry Ogle, Waren house
Short Thomas Black
Vowstead John F
Cockburn Margaret (Mrs.), shopkeeper
SHORT H. O. & SON, millers & corn merchants, Mills
Young John, gamekeeper to A. H. Broun, esq
Warenford.
Addison Rev. William [Presbyterian]
Antrobus Rev. Edmund, M.A., J.P. Twizell house
Frater Walter, Cottage inn
Oliver Thomas, schoolmaster
Sanderson Thomas, farmer
Swanson Matthew, White Swan
Tate Thomas, grocer, joiner & postmaster
Wightman Katherine (Mrs.), farmer
Warenton.
Terras Rev. David, M.A. [Presbyterian]
Gray John Edward, farmer, Newland
Thompson James, farmer
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