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Rock, Northumberland

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31: 378: 47: 374:. The sundial and the inscribed stone in the end wall of the schoolroom were originally part of a residence of the Salkelds which stood on the site. The Hall was then their seat – their coat of arms still remains above an old, blocked doorway to the right of the modern entrance. Later a branch of the Fenwicks lived here. It was a John Fenwick of Rock that was hanged for the murder of Mr. Ferdinando Forster at the White Cross, Newgate Street, Newcastle, in 1701. 600: 54: 226: 393:
The same Charles Bosanquet also restored the church. The west door of this splendid little edifice is a rich piece of original Norman work. The gargoyles are noteworthy. The memorial brass within to Colonel John Salkeld does not mention that the worthy colonel killed a Swinburne of Capheaton near the
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The Hall dates to the 12th or 13th century. The south wing was converted into a defensible tower house in the late 14th or early 15th century, the whole was remodelled in the 17th century, but the house was left ruinous by a fire in 1752, before being restored and extended by
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The single street has on one side cottages and gardens; on the other, an ornamental lake. At the end is a little Norman church; and beyond that, the battlements and towers of
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parish, from 1866 Rock was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Rennington.
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Rock is located in Northumberland
Northumberland
OS grid reference
NU205205
Civil parish
Rennington
Unitary authority
Northumberland
Ceremonial county
Northumberland
Region
North East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
NE66
Dialling code
Police
Northumbria
Fire
Northumberland
Ambulance
North East
UK Parliament
Berwick-upon-Tweed
UK
England

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