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Netherwitton

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464: 31: 44: 51: 431:, Netherwitton, also known as, or recorded in historical documents as Highbush Wood. King writes ‘Marked on some OS maps as tower but now considered to be remains of cottage.’ SMR still records as ‘site of tower’. Long records as ‘remains of an irregular shaped tower.’ This site has been described as a 213: 344:
A former cotton-mill now converted into residential housing, the old village school also converted into a house, an old bridge, a small church, and a number of cottages and gardens comprise the village. The old cross, dated 1698, still stands in a garden beyond the green. The village cross in
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has an impressive three-storey, seven-bayed frontage with balustrade and unusual irregular window pediments. The rear presents some earlier features including a stairway tower which may contain remnants of ancient fortifications. The gardens contain a folly and masonry features.
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Netherwitton is dated 1698 and seems to have been moved there when the village was moved. The original site is now parkland. The cross stands 1.6m high and was repaired in 1825. Most of the common about it has been appropriated and planted with trees.
253: 388:, a great merchant-prince of Newcastle at the beginning of the 15th century, was a native of Netherwitton and built a castle by the river, but no trace of it remains. 237: 261: 90: 43: 199: 463: 230: 629: 447:. There has been a house on the site since the 14th century. The present house, which was built in about 1685, to a design by architect 297: 225: 588: 289: 279: 531: 187: 153: 117: 107: 83: 242: 30: 513: 284: 167: 368:
for one night, and later awarded a sum of £95-5s-6d. as compensation for the damage done by his troops. After
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passes the village less than 1 mile (2 km) to the east. The causeway is a
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windows in the church, 'Aegidius' being the Latin form of the name 'Giles'.
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quartered a large force in the grounds of the stately
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Netherwitton is located in Northumberland
Northumberland
OS grid reference
NZ105905
Unitary authority
Northumberland
Ceremonial county
Northumberland
Region
North East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
NE61
Dialling code
Police
Northumbria
Fire
Northumberland
Ambulance
North East
UK Parliament
Berwick upon Tweed
UK
England
Northumberland
55°12′32″N 1°50′13″W / 55.209°N 1.837°W / 55.209; -1.837

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