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The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland
by Kelly and Company
Published in 1879
BELLINGHAM is a parish, township, and small market and union town, head of a county court district, polling place for the Southern division of the county, and station on the Border counties section of the North British railway, 307 miles from London, 17 north-north-west from Hexham, and 38 west-north-west from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in the north-west division of Tindale Ward, rural deanery of Bellingham, Northumberland archdeaconry, and diocese of Durham: it is delightfully situated on the north bank of the river North Tyne, which is here crossed by a handsome stone bridge of four arches, erected by subscription in the year 1835. The church of St. Cuthbert is a small and very ancient stone building, with a complete stone roof, and consists of chancel, nave, transept, with a bell turret at the western end containing 1 bell; the transept was formerly the chapel of the De Bellinghams and dedicated to St. Catherine: the church was thoroughly restored in 1865, and a Saxon door re-opened during the incumbency of the present rector. The register dates from the year 1684. The living is a rectory, worth £204 yearly, with good residence and 6 acres of glebe and 47 acres of common, in the gift of the Lords of the Admiralty, and held by the Rev. Robert Powell Powell, M.A., of Worcester College, Oxford, and surrogate for the diocese of Durham, J.P. Reed's Charity school is in trust of the rector and churchwardens; and there are also a British school and a good Church of England Sunday school. There are chapels for Presbyterians and United Methodists. There is an Agricultural Society, which has a show at the end of September in each year. The town of Bellingham is said to be the site of a Roman station; the neighbourhood contains remains of supposed circular intrenchments and fortified villages of the Ancient Britons. The vicinity of Bellingham abounds in coal and ironstone; there were formerly extensive iron works here, now discontinued. About 1 mile east of Bellingham is a very beautiful waterfall, known by the name of Hareshaw Linn. The market, which is held on Saturday, is small, and only suffices for the inhabitants and villages surrounding. The fairs are held as follows, viz. the wool fair on the first Saturday after 20th July; the lamb fair on the third Saturday in August; St. Cuthbert's fair on the Saturday after the 15th of September, and the ewe fair on the 3rd Saturday in October: also three hirings for servants—viz. on the Saturday before the 12th of May and on the 12th of November; the Wednesday before Easter being especially for the hiring of shepherds, and fair for seeds and early vegetable plants; and an occasional sale of cattle at the auction mart. At St. Cuthbert's fair the old custom of "riding the fair" is still kept up, when the statute is read in the presence of an assembly of horsemen who form a procession through the town and fairstead, preceded by the Percy banner and the piper of the lord of the manor (the Duke of Northumberland). Hareshaw common, containing from 9,000 to 10,000 acres of land, abounding with game, was enclosed about 1856, and allotted to landowners, which caused the construction of new roads to the extent of about 17 miles, running in various directions, to the great accommodation of the inhabitants and public. Sir John Haggerston, bart. Wm. Henry Charlton, D.L., J.P. and the Duke of Northumberland, are principal landowners. The area of the entire parish is 20,211 acres; rateable value, £2,092; and the population in 1871 was, of the parish, 1,470, and of the township, 833.
Charlton East Quarter is a township in the parish of Bellingham, 2 miles west-north-west, pleasantly situated on the north side of the river Tyne. The Catholic chapel, dedicated to St. Oswald, is a stone building in the Early English style, and was erected in 1839, with school for boys and girls adjoining the chapel. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of the manor, and W. H. Charlton, esq. is principal landowner. The soil is chiefly light; subsoil, gravel. The chief crops are oats, barley, turnips, and grass. The population in 1871 was 104. The area is about 1,378 acres; rateable value, £1,141.
Catholic School, Miss Margaret Horner, mistress
Charlton West Quarter is a township in the parish of Bellingham, 3 miles west-north-west from the town, situated at the confluence of the Tarrat Burn and North Tyne. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of the manor. The land is owned by various persons. The soil is chiefly light; subsoil, gravel. The chief crops are oats, barley, turnips, and grass. The township, which consists of scattered houses, and a population in 1871 of 141, contains an area of about 1,857 acres; rateable value, £1,024.
Leemailing is a township in the parish of Bellingham, 1 mile west-north-west from the town, pleasantly situated on the river North Tyne, which sweeps round two-thirds of it, high and rugged rocks skirting other portions of the township. There are limestone and freestone quarries in the township, and ironstone is
found. Hesleyside, the seat of William Henry Charlton, esq. D.L., J.P. is a handsome structure of white freestone, pleasantly situated in grounds ornamented with fine trees, embracing the picturesque scenery along the vale of the Tyne which here spreads into a broad expanse of water abounding with salmon and trout. Lee Hall, the property of the Duke of Northumberland, is also delightfully situated near the river, and is the residence of Col. James Fife, R.E. The Duke of Northumberland and W. H. Charlton, esq. are lords of the manor and the principal landowners. The land is mostly heath and sheep walks, but such parts as are in cultivation produce good crops of barley and oats. The area is 8,651 acres; rateable value, £2,237; the population in 1871 was 166.
Nook is a township in Bellingham parish, half a mile east, consisting of a few detached farms, situated on the west bank of the river Reed and on the north bank of the North Tyne. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The soil is chiefly light; subsoil, rubble and gravel. The chief crops are oats, barley, turnips and grass. The area is 1,389 acres; rateable value, £2,456; the population in 1871 was 70.
Tarretburn is a township in the parish of Bellingham, containing the hamlets of GREENHAUGH and GATEHOUSE, and a number of scattered houses, situated on the east side of the Tarret Burn, in the deep and narrow glens formed by the lofty hills of this mountainous district, from 4 to 6 miles north-west from the town of Bellingham. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of manor. The principal landowners are Thomas Ridley, esq. Robert Watson, esq. Thomas Thompson, esq. and Thomas Lawson, esq. The soil is chiefly light; subsoil, gravel. The chief crops are oats, barley, turnips and grass. The area is 4,828 acres; rateable value, £1,985; the population in 1871 was 136.
POST & MONEY ORDER OFFICE & Savings Bank, Railway Sub-office.—Miss Catherine Coulson, postmistress. Letters arrive at 8 a.m. & are dispatched at 7.40 p.m. The box closes at 7.15 p.m. Letters arrive on sundays at 12.30 a.m. & are dispatched at 4.15 p.m. Box closes at 3 p.m. The telegraph office is at the railway station
COUNTY MAGISTRATES.
Thomas James, esq. D.L. (chairman), Otterburn Tower
William Henry Charlton, esq. D.L. Hesleyside
Robert Watson, esq. Sid Wood
Rev. Robert Powell Powell, M.A. The Rectory
George Anderson, esq. Little Harle
Sir John Swinburne, bart. Capheaton
William Oswald Charlton, esq. D.L. Hesleyside
Petty Sessions are held here in the Town hall on the last saturday in each month
Bellingham.
Dees Mrs. Riverdale
Elliot Mrs
Flint Rev. John George [Catholic]
Heagerty Daniel
Hill James, M.D
Ny Rev. William [Presbyterian]
Powell Rev. Robert Powell, M.A., J.P. [Surrogate] Rectory
Steward Mrs. Riverdale
COMMERCIAL.
Allen Robert, provision dealer & bailiff of the county court
Aynsley James, builder & ironmonger
Aynsley Thomas,grocer,relieving officer & registrar of births & deaths for the Bellingham district & deputy registrar of the county court
Bell John, farmer, Demesne
Bellingham Gas Co. Limited (Wm. Hutchinson, secretary)
Breckons Wedderburn, farmer
Brydon John, boot & shoe maker
Burn Robert, blacksmith
Coulson Catherine (Miss), shopkeeper & postmistress
Davidson John, Fox & Hounds
Dodd Andrew, cartwright
Dodd William, tailor
English E. (Mrs.), grocer & ironmonger
Hall Mary (Mrs.), temperance hotel & grocer
Heagerty Daniel, surgeon
Hedley Geo. grocer & earthenware dlr
Hedley James, Railway hotel
Hill James, M.D. surgeon
Hixon Robt. (Mrs.) & Co. grocers & drps
Hixon Catherine (Miss), temperance hotel & shopkeeper
Hodgson Elizabeth Ann (Mrs.), Black Bull hotel
Horner Patrick, inspector of police
Hutchinson William, boot & shoe maker & assistant overseer
Kirkland John, drill instrctr. to vluntrs
Lesslie Alexander Hulm, station master
Longhorn William, farmer, Haining rig
McDougal David, shopkeeper
Martinson John, builder, contractor & architect
Mason Thos.Wm. manager at gas works
Murray Wm.&Son,clock & watch makrs
North Eastern & County Bank (branch) (Edward Smith, agent), draw on Glyn, Mills, Currie & Co. London, e.c
Phillipson Thomas, Rose & Crown
Phipps Sarah (Miss), dress maker
Pigg Adam, tailor & draper
Pigg Margaret (Mrs.), draper
Pigg Mary Ann (Miss), grocer
Potts James, boot & shoe maker
Scott Mary (Mrs.), beer retailer
Smith Mgrt.Mary&Ann(Misses),draprs
Smith Edward, saddler
Smith Elizabeth (Mrs.), oil cake merchant, fancy repository & vendor of patent medicines
Smith William, agent to the Royal Fire & Life Insurance Office
Telford John, watch & clock maker
Telfer James, butcher
Telfer James, tailor & draper
Turnbull James, clogger & shoe maker
Urwin James, farmer, Boathouse
Waugh John Rutherford,tailor & draper
Wilkinson Isabella (Miss), grocer
Young Chas. grocer & provision dealer
Charlton East.
Hall Miss, Reins
White Arthur, Charlton house
Wright Michael
Wright Thomas
COMMERCIAL.
BearsmouthColliery(John & Bertram Armstrong), Hareshawside
Burn Daniel, shopkeeper
Elliott Henry, shopkeeper
Little Adam, farmer, Riding
The following is a list of the parishes, townships and places within the petty sessional division:—Bellingham, Birtley (chapelry), Bavington Great, Bavington Little, Carycoats, Charlton East Quarter, Charlton West Quarter, Capheaton, Chirdon, Catcherside, Coldwell, Crookdon, Corsenside (parish), Elsdon Ward, Fawns, Hawick, Kirkharle, Kirkwhelpington, Leemailing, Littleharle, Monkridge Ward, Nook, Otterburn Ward, Plashetts and Tynehead, Ranishope (chapelry), Rochester Ward, Shitlington High Quarter, Shitlington Low Quarter, Smalesmouth, Sweethope, Tarretburn, Tarset West, Thorneyburn, Thockrington, Troughend Ward, Wark, Warksburn, West Harle, Wellhaugh, Whelpington West
INSURANCE AGENT—Royal, W. Smith
BELLINGHAM UNION.
Board day, every alternate saturday
The parishes and townships comprised within the union and the district of the County Court are:—Great Bavington, Little Bavington, Bellingham Town, Bellingham Township, Birtley, Carycoats, Catcherside, East Charlton, West Charlton, Chirdon, Coldwell, Corsenside, Crookdean, Falstone, Fawns, Kirk Harle, Little Harle, West Harle, Hawick, Leemailing, Nook, Otterburn, Plashetts, Ramshope, Rochester, High Shitlington, Low Shitlington, Smalesmouth, Sweethope, Tarretburn, Tarset, Thockrington, Thorneyburn, Troughend, Wark, Warksburn, Wellhaugh, Kirk Whelpington, West Whelpington; population in 1871, 7,080
Clerk, Robert Bewick Hall
Assistant Overseer, Wm. Hutchinson
Relieving Officers, Thomas Aynsley & Thomas Hedley
Vaccination Officer, Thomas Aynsley
Medical Officers, James Hill, for Bellingham district: Edward Chas. Robertson, M.D. Otterburn; Daniel Heagerty, Bellingham, for Tynehead & Plashetts; William Oliver, Wark, Corsenside; George Ross Fraser, Wark; Dr. Wm. Sutherland, Kirkwhelpington
Superintendent Registrar, Robert Bewick Hall
Registrars of Births & Deaths, Thomas Aynsley, Bellingham; Richard Scott, Bridgeford gate
Registrar of Marriages, Edward Milburn, Hareshaw house
Workhouse, Thomas Hedley, master; James Hill, surgeon; Miss Margaret Anne Waites, matron
RURAL SANITARY AUTHORITY.
Clerk, Robert Bewick Hall
Medical Officer, Dr. James Hill
Inspector of Nuisances, Thomas Aynsley
COUNTY COURT.
Held at the "Black Bull" on Thursdays in January, April, July & October.
Thomas Bradshaw, esq. judge; Thomas Cook, of Alnwick, registrar; Thomas Aynsley, deputy registrar; Robert Pybus, high bailiff. The district of the court comprises the same places as in the Union as above.
SCHOOLS:—
Reed's Charity
British, Thomas Thompson, master; Miss Bell, mistress
Railway Station, Alexander Hulm Leslie, station master
Milburn George, cartwright
Richardson Anthony, farmer, Reins
Telford John, shopkeeper
Wright Thomas & Michael, landowners & farmers
Young & Anderson, farmers, Close hill
Charlton West.
Robson William Eccles, Tarset house
COMMERCIAL.
Armstrong Bertram, Colliery proprietor, Hareshaw head
Clarke William, road surveyor & assistant overseer
Dodd Archibald, farmer, Wagehead
Elliott Mary (Mrs.), Tarsett inn, Lanehead
Ellison William, woodman, Fieldhead
Lunn Alexander, shopkeeper, Lanehead
Milburn Edward, farmer, Hareshaw head & Knoppins holme
Potts Jas. boot & shoe maker, Lane head
Richardson Jane (Mrs.), farmer, Bisamer hill
Robson John, landowner & farmer, Low Newton
Robson John, shoe maker, High Newton
Rutherford Hector & James, farmers, Snow hall
Robson Wm. Eccles, farmer, Tarset house
Short Nicholas, shopkeeper, Lane head
Tate Edwd. & Jas. farmers, Brown Knowe
Telfer John, farmer, Redmire
Thompson Thos. jun. farmer, Tarset hall
Welton Isaac, mason
Whiteman Thomas, joiner & cartwright, Lane head
Leemailing.
Charlton Wm. Hy. D.L., J.P. Hesleyside
Fife Colonel James, R.E. Lee hall
COMMERCIAL.
Bell John Usher, farmer, Lee Hall farm
Coulson Edward, farmer, Bridgeford
Dixon George, farmer, & land agent to W. H. Charlton, esq. Mantle hill & Dunterley
Hindmarsh Thomas, corn miller, Hesleyside mill
Richardson William, blacksmith to W. H. Charlton, esq. Cragwell house
Riddle & Sons, farmers, Brier edge
Scott Richard, registrar of births & deaths for Kirkwhelpington district & assistant overseer, Bridgeford gate
Smith John, farmer, Ealingham
Smith Robert, farmer, The Green
Thompson Robert, farmer, Wood park
Weightman Edward, joiner & carpenter to W. H. Charlton, esq
Nook.
Armstrong John & Bertram, colliery proprietors, Hareshaw head
Coulson Nicholas, farmer, Reedswood
Hedley John, farmer, Rowfoot
Pearson John & Joseph, farmers, Hole
Riddle Robert, farmer, Blakelaw
Tarretburn.
Newton Miss, Greenhaugh
Spencer Michael, Greenhaugh house
COMMERCIAL.
Andison Thos. Holly Bush, Greenhaugh
Charlton Matthew Geo. farmer, Gate ho
Charlton Thomas, farmer, Greenhaugh
Dodd Rebecca (Mrs.), farmer, Gibshields
Fairland John, tailor & draper, Greenhaugh
Henderson Adam, farmer, Burnbank
Lawson Jas. stone mason, Greenhaugh
Nichol Thomas, blacksmith, Greenhaugh
Renwick Geo. stone mason, Gate house
Ridley George, farmer, Sneep
Robson Launcelot, farmer, Burnmouth
Rutherford William, shopkeeper & shoe maker, Greenhaugh
Thompson George, farmer, High green
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