Belford, Northumberland: People and Places of 1879

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The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland

by Kelly and Company

Published in 1879

BELFORD is a parish, township and union town, head of a county court district, situated in a valley 49 miles north from Newcastle-on-Tyne and 1½ from the station on the York, Newcastle and Berwick railway. The parish comprises the townships of Belford, Detchant, Easington Grange, Elwick, Middleton and Ross, in the Northern division of the county, north division of Bambrough ward, rural deanery of Bambrough, arch-deaconry of Lindisfarne, diocese of Durham. The church of St. Mary is a plain stone building, in the Early English style, having chancel, nave, aisle, north and west galleries, with lofty tower containing 2 bells and surmounted by pinnacles: it has an organ and four handsome stained windows. The register dates from the year 1688. The living is a vicarage' yearly value £138, in the gift of George Dixon Atkin

566 BELFORD. NORTHUMBERLAND. [POST OFFICE

son Clark, esq. and held by the Rev. Charles Thorp

Darnell, B.A. of Lincoln College, Oxford. There are

National and British schools for boys and girls, and

also a Sunday school. There are two chapels for

the Presbyterian Church of England. Gas works

were established here in 1845. Petty Sessions are held

every alternate Wednesday. A cross stands in the old

market place, but the market has become obsolete. A fair

is held on the 2nd of July yearly for lambs, and also one

on the 25th of September for ewes. Belford Hall, the seat

of George Dixon Atkinson Clark, esq. D.L. who is lord

the manor and chief landowner, is a fine stone build-

ing, situated in a spacious park, and commands an ex-

tensive view of the country towards the south. The

soil is clayey; the subsoil is rock and clay. The chief

crops are wheat, oats and turnips. The area of the

township is 2,863 acres; rateable value, £4,446; the

population in 1871 was 1,020; the area of the entire

parish is 9,945 acres; the population in 1871 was 1,680.

Parish Clerk, William Collins.

Detchant is a township 2½ miles north-west. John

Towlerton Leather, esq. is lord of the manor and land-

owner. The soil is clayey; subsoil, clay. The chief

crops are wheat, oats, barley, turnips and potatoes.

The area is 2,178 acres; rateable value, £2,156; the

population in 1871 was 143.

Easington is a township 1 mile north-east. George

Dixon Atkinson Clark, esq. of Belford Hall, is lord of

the manor and chief landowner. The soil is clayey;

the subsoil clay and gravel. The chief crops are wheat,

oats, barley and potatoes. The area is 862 acres; rate-

able value, £2,053; and the population in 1871 was 184.

Easington Grange is a township 1½ miles north-

east. George Turnbull, esq. of Lucker hall, is lord of

the manor and sole landowner. The chief crops are

wheat, oats, barley and potatoes. The soil is clayey;

the subsoil clay and gravel. The area is 402 acres;

rateable value, £1,054; and the population in 1871

was 65.

Elwick is a township 2 miles north-east on the sea

coast. Part of this township formed a portion of the

county of Durham until October, 1844, when it be-

came, for all purposes, part of Northumberland, by

Acts 2 & 3 Wm. IV. cap. 64, & 7 & 8 Vict. cap. 61.

The Earl of Tankerville is lord of the manor and sole

landowner. There is only one farm. Large quantities

of cockles and oysters are obtained here. The area is 878

acres; rateable value, £1,237; and the population in

1871 was 66.

Middleton is a township 1 mile north-west. John

Towlerton Leather, esq. is lord of the manor and the

sole landowner. The chief crops are wheat, oats,

barley and potatoes. The area is 1,231 acres; and the

population in 1871 was 136. Handsome stone-built

schools were erected here by John T. Leather, esq. in

1868; Miss Sarah Ann Wilson, mistress.

Ross is a township situate in Islandshire, and was

formerly part of the county of Durham, but by the Acts

2 & 3 Wm. 4, cap. 64 & 7 & 8 Vict. cap. 61, it became

for all purposes a part of the county of Northumberland;

it is 3 miles north-east from Belford. The Earl of

Tankerville is lord of the manor and sole landowner.

There is only one farm in this township. Cockles are

found in great quantities on the coast here. The area

is 1,531 acres; and the population in 1871 was 66.

POST, MONEY ORDER & TELEGRAPH OFFICE, Sav-

ings Bank & Government Annuity & Insurance Office.—

William Septimus Hindmarsh, postmaster. Letters

arrive from the north and south at 8.3 a.m. & 5.18 p.m.;

dispatched to the south at 4.10 & 8.51 p.m. Money orders

are granted & paid from 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. & on satur-

days to 8 p.m.; no attendance after 10 a.m. on sundays.

INSURANCE AGENTS:—

Commercial Union, R. Tindall, Park mill; G. Gibson

London Assurance Corporation, R. J. Arthur

Royal, G. Wright

PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS:—

County Court, Thomas Bradshaw, esq. judge; Wm.

Stephen Daglish, of Newcastle, registrar; Wm. S. Hind-

marsh, deputy, Robt. Pybus, high bailiff. Courts are held

once every two months at the Court-house; the following

parishes and townships are in the jurisdiction:—Adder-

stone, Bambrough, Bambrough Castle, Beadnell, Belford,

Bradford, Budle, Burton, Chathill, Detchant, Easington,

Easington Grange, Elford, Ellingham, Elwick, Fern

Islands, Fleetham, Glororum, Hoppen, Lucker, Middle-

ton, Monks House, Mousen, Newham, Newstead, Out-

chester, Preston, Ratchwood, Ross, Shoston, Spindle-

stone, Sunderland (North), Swinhoe, Tughall, Waren-

ford, Warrenton.

Inland Revenue Office, 'Blue Bell,' William Slater,

Market place

Northumberland (4th) Rifle Volunteers (George D. A.

Clark, captain; Henry Arthur Treble, sergeant-major)

Police Station, John Kennedy, inspector

BELFORD UNION.

The union comprises the following parishes and town-

ships:—Adderstone, Bambrough, Bambrough Castle,

Beadnell, Belford, Bradford, Budle, Burton, Chathill,

Detchant, Easington, Easington Grange, Elford, Elling-

ham, Elwick, Fern Islands, Fleetham, Glororum, Hoppen,

Lucker, Middleton, Monks House, Mousen, Newham,

Newstead, Outchester, Preston, Ratchwood, Ross, Shos-

ton, Spindlestone, Sunderland (North), Swinhoe, Tughall,

Warenford and Warrenton; population in 1851, 5,840

Board day, every alternate wednesday.

Clerk, Henry S. Johnson

Assistant Overseer & Collector,

Relieving & Vaccination Officer, Robert Guthrie, Market pl

Medical Office, James Miller, West street

Superintendent Registrar, Henry S. Johnson

Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Robert

Guthrie, Market place

Workhouse, Samuel Rose, master; James Miller, surgeon;

Mrs. Sarah Rose, matron

RURAL SANITARY AUTHORITY.

Clerk, Henry S. Johnson

Medical Officer, Lewis G. Broadbent

Inspector of Nuisances, Robert Guthrie

SCHOOLS:—

National, Samuel Barras, master; Mrs. Anna Maria

Treble, infants' mistress

British, Peter Fisher, master

Railway Station, John Brown, station master

CONVEYANCE at 5 every evening from the railway station;

Omnibus from the 'Blue Bell' to meet the mail trains

CARRIER TO ALNWICK:—John Wardoff, on saturday

Belford.

PRIVATE RESIDENTS.

Aitcheson John, West street

Baskerville Mrs

Bolton Miss, Church street

Chisholm Mrs. The Villa

Clark George Dixon Atkinson, D.L., J.P. Belford hall

Cosser Mrs. Church street

Darnell Rev. Charles Thorp, B.A. Vicarage

Dinning Miss

Ferguson Miss, Church street

Gibroyd Miss

Gibson George

Hall Miss

Hindmarsh Mrs. Church street

Hope William, West street

Laing Rev. John, B.A. [Presbyterian]

Menzies James

Miller David

Miller James, West street

Pearson Mrs

Proctor Mrs

Scott Mrs. Church street

Stewart James

Wilson Edward

Wright George, West street

COMMERCIAL.

Aitcheson Sarah (Mrs.), lodging house, West street

Aitchison Thomas, mason, West street

Aitchison Thomas, tailor, & agent to the Prudential Assurance Company

Amos Elizabeth (Mrs.), shopkeeper

Anderson John, farmer & horse dealer, West street

Bennett Thomas, cabinet maker

Bird Isabella (Miss), grocer, West street

Bromfield Misses, ladies' boarding school, West street

Bromfield Robert, draper, Market pl

Clapperton Charles, grocer & salt mer

Clark Michael, shopkeeper

Clayton John, steam machine owner, Church street

Collins William, tailor, Market place

Davidson Isabella (Miss), dress maker

Davidson Robert, draper & grocer

Davison George Wm. Brown, grocer, West street

Dixon John, farmer, West Hall farm

Dunn George, Masons' Arms & carter, West street

Dunn Mary Ann (Mrs.), grocer, West st

Dunn Sarah (Mrs.), Blue Bell commercial inn

Ferguson John, grocer, West street

Ferguson Robert, builder, West street

Gas Works (William Hickman, man.)

Gibson George, draper, grocer & saddler, market place

Gorden George, butcher, West street

Guthrie Robert, relieving officer & registrar of births, marriages, & deaths, Market place

Harbottle Thomas, grocer

Harrogate Elizabeth (Miss), shopkeepr

Hendry John, watch maker, West st

Hope Thomas, carrier

Howard Thomas, chimney sweeper

Humble Thomas, tailor

Inness Margaret (Miss), Salmon inn

Johnson John, joiner & cartwright

Kennedy John, inspector of police

Kitchin William, veterinary surgeon, West street

Mabon David, clothier & tailor

Macdonald Sarah (Mrs.), chemist & grocer

Melket David, watch & clock maker

Middlemas Andrew, boot maker

Miller James, M.D. West street

Moffatt Robert, blacksmith, West street

Moore Mary, dress maker, West street

Muckle Wm. & Son, builders & masons, Church street

North Eastern Banking Co. Lim. (branch) (Geo. Gibson, agent); draw on Glyn & Co. London

Northumberland (4th) Rifle Volunteers (George D. A. Clark, captain; Henry Arthur Treble, sergt. major)

Paxton Robert, grocer

Penny John, grocer, West street

Phillips Robert, joiner & cartwright, West street

Ridgeway John, boot maker

Robinson George, agricultural implement maker & agent

Robinson Mark, cooper & grocer, West st

Robson John, Black Bull

Ryan John, engineer

Scott Andrew, baker

Scott James, farmer, Chesters

Scott Thomas, butcher

Sharpe Thos. Chalmers, veterinary surgeon, Church street

Smith George, grocer

Steward Thomas, fishmonger

Thompson Thomas, clock & watch ma

Treble Henry Arthur, sergeant major 4th Northumberland Rifle Volunteers

Waithman Thomas, cattle dealer

Wear Jane (Mrs.), baker

Whittle Isabella (Mrs.), grocer, West st

Whittle James, blacksmith & farrier

Wright Geo. & Co. brewers & maltsters

Wright Chas. H. blacksmith, West st

Wright George, farmer

Wright Robert, beer retailer & farmer, West street

Young David, plumber & tin smith

Young Geo. Black Swan commcl. inn

Detchant.

Bone William, farmer

Dodds John, farmer, Kettleburn

Foster John & Andrew, farmers, Detchant buildings

Hogg Thomas, farmer

White Joseph, blacksmith

Easington.

Beatey George

COMMERCIAL.

Cuthbertson James, farmer

Hope John, boot & shoe maker

Millican William, farmer

Redpath Richard, farmer, Easington demesne

Robinson James, blacksmith

White Thomas, tailor

Easington Grange.

Campbell Alexander, land steward to George Turnbull, esq

Kirkup Robert & William, millers

Turnbull George, farmer

Elwick.

Stevenson Robert, farmer

Middleton.

Leather John Towlerton, D.L., J.P. Middleton hall

Ferguson Thomas, farmer, New Middleton

Huggins James, steward to J. T. Leather, esq. Home farm

Ross.

Hardie Alexander Macfarren, farmer