Enjoy a glimpse of history about Bothal in Northumberland, North East England, UK.
The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland
by Kelly and Company
Published in 1879
BOTHAL is a parish and small but very pleasant village, 3 miles east from Morpeth, delightfully seated on the north bank of the river Wansbeck, which is beautifully wooded. The parish comprises the townships of ASHINGTON and SHEEPWASH, BOTHAL DEMESNE, PEGSWOOD, and OLD MOOR, and is in the Southern division of the county, Morpeth ward, Morpeth union and county court district, rural deanery of Morpeth, archdeaconry of Lindisfarne, and diocese of Durham. The church of St. Andrew appears to be the work of the fourteenth century, and is of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, porch, and has an open belfry at the western portion containing 3 bells: there is a fine monument of alabaster to Baron Ogle and his lady: and in some of the windows there are remnants of stained glass. The register dates from the year 1678. The living is a rectory, yearly value £1,300, with good residence at Sheepwash, and about 100 acres of glebe land, in the gift of the Duke of Portland, and held by the Hon. and Rev. William Charles Ellis, M.A. of Balliol College, Oxford. There are four schools for boys and girls in the parish. There are charities of £2 yearly value bequeathed to the poor of Bothal by the Rev. Mr. Stafford, rector of Bothal in the year 1716. Bothal Castle stands upon a green knoll adjacent to the church, and is still an imposing monument of feudal grandeur; the site to the south is very lofty, on the summit of a rock, whose base is washed by the river; the east and west sides of the eminence have been defended by a moat: the wood forming the background slopes to the water’s edge, here and there skirted by picturesque rocks, and in many places the trees overhang the stream, which breaks against huge stones scattered throughout its channel. The river abounds with fish. This place is resorted to by picnic parties. The Duke of Portland is lord of the barony, and holds his court once in three years, and is the owner of almost the whole parish. The soil is clayey; the subsoil is clay and sand. The chief crops are wheat, oats, turnips, and seeds. The area of Bothal Demesne township is 3,178 acres; rateable value, £8,168; the population in 1871 was 1,002. The area of the entire parish is 15,931 acres; the population in 1871 was 2,584.
Parish Clerk, George Gallon.
PILLAR BOX cleared at 4.25 p.m
National School, George Gallon, master
Ashington with Sheepwash form a township 1½ miles east, 4½ miles east from Morpeth. There is a bridge across the Wansbeck at Sheepwash. The Duke of Portland is lord of the manor and the principal landowner. The area is 701 acres; rateable value, £812; the population in 1871 was 85.
POST OFFICE, Ashington Colliery.—Mrs. Ann Bulman, receiver. Letters through Morpeth at 8.30 a.m.; dispatched at 4.0 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Choppington
National School (Ashington Colliery), David Dobie, master; Mrs. Elizabeth Dobie, mistress
Old Moor is a small township, 3 miles north, 4½ miles north-east from Morpeth, and 1 mile north-east from the Longhirst station on the North Eastern railway. A. J. B. Cresswell, esq. (who is lord of the manor) and the Duke of Portland own the township. The acreage is 957; rateable value, £2,086; the population in 1871 was 83.
Pegswood is a township and small village, pleasantly situated 2 miles east-by-north of Morpeth. Here is a colliery. The Duke of Portland owns the whole township, and is lord of the manor. The acreage is 1,236; rateable value, £5,586; and the population in 1861 was 193 and in 1871 was 332.
POST OFFICE.—Robert Starling, receiver. Letters arrive from Morpeth at 8 a.m., despatched 4.20 p.m
Bothal.
Roberts Rev. Jhn. Arthur, M.A. [curate]
Sample Thomas, Bothal castle
COMMERCIAL.
Airey Matthew, farmer, Bothal park
Angus John, farmer, Whitefields
Ashington Coal Co. (Henry Richardson, agent), Ashington colliery
Bootiman Elizabeth (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Benson John, farm bailiff to the Duke of Portland, Coneygarth
Brewis Samuel, farmer, Black close
Brewis William, farmer, New moor
Coxon Thomas, estate bailiff to the Duke of Portland
Ashington.
Dickinson John, btchr. Ashington collry
Lamb John, farm bailiff to the Ashington Coal Co. Ashington colliery
Linn William, brick & tile maker
Patterson Thos. blacksmith, Coneygarth
Sample Thomas, land agent to the Duke of Portland, Bothal castle
Soulsby Thos. shopkpr. Ashington collry
Stott John, farmer & cattle dealer, Bothal barns
Ashington & Sheepwash.
Ellis Hon. & Rev. William Charles, M.A. Rectory, Sheepwash
Pringle George, farmer, Sparrow house
Pringle James, farmer
Old Moor.
Balmain George, farmer, Low Steads
Hindhaugh Robert, jun. farmer, Old Moor farm
Sadler George, farmer, High Steads
Willis John, farmer, Potlands
Pegswood.
Angus Geo. frmr. Climbing Tree farm
Fraser Samuel H. colliery owner, Pegswood colliery
Gibson Henderson, colliery viewer
Hunter William, joiner
Laidler James & Robert, farmers
Sharp John, farmer
Starling Robert, blacksmith, & post office
White George, shoe maker
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