31:
47:
54:
216:
428:
are two freshwater lakes almost 1 mile (1.6 km) in length, 4 miles (6 km) west of
Kirkwhelpington, and a renowned fishing location stocked with large rainbow trout. Sweethope Lough boasts good access to those anglers with disabilities, and annually hosts The Viscount Devonport Sweethope
453:
The
Kirkwhelpington and District Show is held on the first Saturday in September every year. This is an exhibition of horticultural and craft work with home baking and children's exhibits. On one of the Sundays during July six or seven local gardens are open to the public in aid of charity.
444:
tower and long nave and chancel, was altered in the fifteenth century and then in 1896. Excavations have revealed that the building originally had aisles and transepts. There are two fourteenth-century bells, a seventeenth-century font (which rests on the reversed capital of a fourteenth or
513:
411:
donating the land. The Post Office is now in the hall and the weekly activities include a Youth Club, Toddler Group, and a Bowls Club. The monthly meetings include the Parish
Council, The Royal British Legion Women's Section, and an Art Club.
256:
407:
The
Memorial Hall was built in 1924 as a memorial to the men of the village and district who gave their lives in the First World War. Money for this was raised locally with
93:
240:
492:
422:
The
Methodist Church was built in 1870 and closed in 1995/96. It was bought by a villager and is now used for exhibitions of paintings and other art work.
46:
202:
408:
233:
712:
300:
30:
734:
264:
228:
546:
415:
The village school was built in 1858 and closed in 1972. Northumberland County
Council Education Committee used the premises as a
292:
282:
190:
156:
445:
fifteenth-century pier) and a mahogany pulpit from 1797. The glass includes work by Heaton, Butler and Bayne (1909 and 1914).
416:
120:
388:
but lost its privileges on the grounds of non-usage. He had a bridge built over the
Wansbeck to improve its communications.
110:
86:
245:
441:
590:
361:
337:
287:
478:
467:
170:
495:, whose career included head of the Metropolitan Police Service, and Chancellor of Northumbria University.
534:
385:
102:
486:
718:
221:
146:
138:
663:
542:
485:(there is a memorial to them in the church). They lived at Ray Demesne, as did their daughter
482:
425:
195:
353:
345:
128:
67:
728:
616:
684:
440:
St
Bartholomew, a thirteenth-century (or earlier) building, with its low, broad
381:
376:
Kirkwhelpington has medieval origins and is an abortive market town. The lord,
377:
315:
302:
365:
357:
180:
594:
562:
341:
162:
349:
685:"Parsonstown | The genius of the Parsons family | Northumberland"
419:
holiday centre. This has now been converted to a private house.
637:
541:. Chichester, Sussex, England: Phillimore & Co. Ltd.
255:
239:
227:
215:
201:
189:
179:
169:
155:
137:
119:
101:
85:
77:
23:
658:
656:
654:
399:There was a mine at Kirkwhelpington (Lead ore).
493:John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
8:
617:"Bridges On The Wansbeck - SWEETHOPE LOUGHS"
477:The distinguished engineer and inventor Sir
20:
348:about 13 miles (21 km) northeast of
585:
583:
581:
579:
505:
254:
210:
178:
154:
84:
53:
27:
474:during his incumbency between 1823-34.
238:
226:
214:
200:
188:
168:
136:
118:
100:
7:
81:460 (2011(including Bavington))
481:is buried here with his wife Lady
14:
35:Old courthouse at Kirkwhelpington
429:Challenge for Disabled Anglers.
52:
45:
29:
1:
719:Photographs of St Bartholomew
721:(accessed: 20 November 2008)
715:(accessed: 13 November 2008)
638:"Sweethope – The Ray Estate"
87:OS grid reference
18:Human settlement in England
751:
735:Villages in Northumberland
537:; Emsley, Kenneth (1989).
409:the Duke of Northumberland
591:"Kirkwhelpington village"
472:History of Northumberland
466:The celebrated antiquary
273:
251:
211:
40:
28:
514:"Parish population 2011"
563:"Durham Mining Museum"
191:Postcode district
121:Ceremonial county
103:Unitary authority
378:Gilbert de Umfraville
171:Sovereign state
664:"A church near you"
312: /
185:NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
257:UK Parliament
203:Dialling code
535:Fraser, Constance
483:Katherine Parsons
336:is a village and
331:
330:
742:
700:
699:
697:
695:
689:parsonstown.info
681:
675:
674:
672:
670:
660:
649:
648:
646:
644:
634:
628:
627:
625:
623:
613:
607:
606:
604:
602:
593:. Archived from
587:
574:
573:
571:
569:
559:
553:
552:
531:
525:
524:
522:
520:
510:
426:Sweethope Loughs
327:
326:
324:
323:
322:
317:
316:55.155°N 2.005°W
313:
310:
309:
308:
305:
279:
165:
97:
96:
66:Location within
56:
55:
49:
33:
21:
750:
749:
745:
744:
743:
741:
740:
739:
725:
724:
709:
704:
703:
693:
691:
683:
682:
678:
668:
666:
662:
661:
652:
642:
640:
636:
635:
631:
621:
619:
615:
614:
610:
600:
598:
597:on 12 June 2011
589:
588:
577:
567:
565:
561:
560:
556:
549:
533:
532:
528:
518:
516:
512:
511:
507:
502:
479:Charles Parsons
463:
457:
451:
449:Exhibitions etc
438:
436:Religious sites
432:
405:
397:
391:
374:
358:A696 trunk road
352:. It is on the
334:Kirkwhelpington
320:
318:
314:
311:
306:
303:
301:
299:
298:
297:
277:
269:
161:
151:
133:
115:
92:
91:
73:
72:
71:
70:
64:
63:
62:
61:
60:Kirkwhelpington
57:
36:
24:Kirkwhelpington
19:
12:
11:
5:
748:
746:
738:
737:
727:
726:
723:
722:
716:
708:
707:External links
705:
702:
701:
676:
650:
629:
608:
575:
554:
547:
526:
504:
503:
501:
498:
497:
496:
490:
487:Rachel Parsons
475:
462:
461:Notable people
459:
450:
447:
437:
434:
404:
401:
396:
393:
386:King Henry III
382:market charter
373:
370:
356:alongside the
354:River Wansbeck
346:Northumberland
329:
328:
321:55.155; -2.005
296:
295:
293:Northumberland
290:
285:
280:
278:List of places
274:
271:
270:
268:
267:
261:
259:
253:
252:
249:
248:
243:
237:
236:
234:Northumberland
231:
225:
224:
219:
213:
212:
209:
208:
205:
199:
198:
193:
187:
186:
183:
177:
176:
175:United Kingdom
173:
167:
166:
159:
153:
152:
150:
149:
143:
141:
135:
134:
132:
131:
129:Northumberland
125:
123:
117:
116:
114:
113:
111:Northumberland
107:
105:
99:
98:
89:
83:
82:
79:
75:
74:
68:Northumberland
65:
59:
58:
51:
50:
44:
43:
42:
41:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
747:
736:
733:
732:
730:
720:
717:
714:
711:
710:
706:
690:
686:
680:
677:
665:
659:
657:
655:
651:
639:
633:
630:
618:
612:
609:
596:
592:
586:
584:
582:
580:
576:
564:
558:
555:
550:
548:0-85033-723-2
544:
540:
536:
530:
527:
515:
509:
506:
499:
494:
491:
488:
484:
480:
476:
473:
469:
465:
464:
460:
458:
455:
448:
446:
443:
442:Perpendicular
435:
433:
430:
427:
423:
420:
418:
413:
410:
402:
400:
394:
392:
389:
387:
383:
380:, obtained a
379:
371:
369:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
325:
294:
291:
289:
286:
284:
281:
276:
275:
272:
266:
263:
262:
260:
258:
250:
247:
244:
242:
235:
232:
230:
223:
220:
218:
206:
204:
197:
194:
192:
184:
182:
174:
172:
164:
160:
158:
148:
145:
144:
142:
140:
130:
127:
126:
124:
122:
112:
109:
108:
106:
104:
95:
90:
88:
80:
76:
69:
48:
39:
32:
22:
16:
692:. Retrieved
688:
679:
667:. Retrieved
641:. Retrieved
632:
620:. Retrieved
611:
599:. Retrieved
595:the original
566:. Retrieved
557:
538:
529:
517:. Retrieved
508:
471:
468:John Hodgson
456:
452:
439:
431:
424:
421:
414:
406:
398:
390:
375:
338:civil parish
333:
332:
15:
669:21 November
601:21 November
568:21 November
539:Northumbria
319: /
222:Northumbria
500:References
470:wrote his
417:Girl Guide
344:county of
304:55°09′18″N
246:North East
147:North East
78:Population
694:12 August
403:Landmarks
366:Ponteland
362:Otterburn
307:2°00′18″W
241:Ambulance
181:Post town
729:Category
643:21 April
622:21 April
360:between
94:NY997844
519:26 June
395:Economy
372:History
342:English
340:in the
288:England
163:England
157:Country
713:GENUKI
545:
350:Hexham
265:Hexham
217:Police
139:Region
384:from
207:01830
696:2024
671:2008
645:2009
624:2009
603:2008
570:2008
543:ISBN
521:2015
364:and
229:Fire
196:NE19
731::
687:.
653:^
578:^
368:.
283:UK
698:.
673:.
647:.
626:.
605:.
572:.
551:.
523:.
489:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
