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Bywell
Bywell is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne opposite Stocksfield, between Hexham and Newcastle. The parish has a population of around 380 and Newton is now its most populous settlement. Name ''Bywell'' means bend in the river. Bywell is situated on a bend on the River Tyne. That is how the village got its name. Governance Bywell is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward stretches east to Wylam with a total population of 4,534. Landmarks Bywell Hall is an imposing house of 1766 by James Paine. Bywell Castle is a gatehouse tower built in the early 15th century for Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland. There are two churches in Bywell. * St Andrew's Church, now redundant, is situated near Bywell Hall and has a fine tower of the Anglo Saxon period, considered to be the best in the county — high and about . Part of a cross is another reminde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bywell St
Bywell is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne opposite Stocksfield, between Hexham and Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle. The parish has a population of around 380 and Newton, Northumberland, Newton is now its most populous settlement. Name ''Bywell'' means bend in the river. Bywell is situated on a bend on the River Tyne. That is how the village got its name. Governance Bywell is in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, parliamentary constituency of Hexham (UK Parliament constituency), Hexham. An Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward stretches east to Wylam with a total population of 4,534. Landmarks Bywell Hall is an imposing house of 1766 by James Paine (architect), James Paine. Bywell Castle is a gatehouse tower built in the early 15th century for Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland. There are two churches in Bywell. * St Andrew' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton, Northumberland
Newton is a village and former civil parish, now the parish of Bywell in Northumberland, England. It is situated close to the A69 road, north of Stocksfield and west of Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1951 the parish had a population of 78. Bywell parish has a population of around 450 and Newton is its most populous settlement. Newton, Newton Hall and Stelling were three separate civil parishes from 1866 to 1955, when they were merged into the existing Bywell civil parish. Newton village The ancient township of Newton in the 13th century was made up of a collection of small tenements which were owned by the Balliols of Bywell. In 1426, rents were four shillings a year for a cottage and a garden. The lands became the property of the Crown in the 17th century. They were sold in turn to the Fenwicks of Bywell, Joseph Bainbridge of Newcastle and in 1842 to the railway engineer William Hedley of Wylam. The estate was purchased in 1952 by the trustees of Viscount Allendale's estates for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bywell Castle
Bywell Castle is situated in the village of Bywell overlooking the River Tyne, four miles east of Corbridge, Northumberland, England (). It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It was built in 1430 by the Neville family (see Earl of Westmorland) but was never completed. The impressive three-storey gatehouse remains, together with part of a curtain wall into which has been incorporated a much later house (Grade II listed). King Henry VI took refuge in Bywell Castle after the Battle of Hexham in 1464.''Northumberland County History'' The Castle is privately owned and not normally open to visitors. It is the seat of the Viscounts Allendale A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial .... Bywell Castle gave its name to a ship, which ploughed into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stocksfield Railway Station
Stocksfield is a small, yet sprawling commuter village situated close to the River Tyne, about west of Newcastle upon Tyne in the southern part of Northumberland, England. There are several smaller communities within the parish of Stocksfield, including Branch End, New Ridley, Broomley, Hindley and the Painshawfield Estate. Other villages in Stocksfield's postal district include Bywell, Newton, Mickley, and Hedley on the Hill. History Dere Street, a Roman road, passes through the parish to the south of Broomley, and Roman stone was used in the construction of St Andrew's Church in 803 AD. Bywell gained in importance in the 600 years following the Norman conquest as a centre of metalworking. It was in the hands of the Barony of Balliol until 1296 when it passed in turn to the Nevilles, the Fenwicks, and finally in 1809 to the Beaumont family. The township of "Stokesfeld" was first mentioned in 1242, and was part of Bywell St Andrew's parish. The origins of the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stocksfield Railway Station
Stocksfield is a small, yet sprawling commuter village situated close to the River Tyne, about west of Newcastle upon Tyne in the southern part of Northumberland, England. There are several smaller communities within the parish of Stocksfield, including Branch End, New Ridley, Broomley, Hindley and the Painshawfield Estate. Other villages in Stocksfield's postal district include Bywell, Newton, Mickley, and Hedley on the Hill. History Dere Street, a Roman road, passes through the parish to the south of Broomley, and Roman stone was used in the construction of St Andrew's Church in 803 AD. Bywell gained in importance in the 600 years following the Norman conquest as a centre of metalworking. It was in the hands of the Barony of Balliol until 1296 when it passed in turn to the Nevilles, the Fenwicks, and finally in 1809 to the Beaumont family. The township of "Stokesfeld" was first mentioned in 1242, and was part of Bywell St Andrew's parish. The origins of the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stocksfield
Stocksfield is a small, yet sprawling commuter village situated close to the River Tyne, about west of Newcastle upon Tyne in the southern part of Northumberland, England. There are several smaller communities within the parish of Stocksfield, including Branch End, New Ridley, Broomley, Hindley and the Painshawfield Estate. Other villages in Stocksfield's postal district include Bywell, Newton, Mickley, and Hedley on the Hill. History Dere Street, a Roman road, passes through the parish to the south of Broomley, and Roman stone was used in the construction of St Andrew's Church in 803 AD. Bywell gained in importance in the 600 years following the Norman conquest as a centre of metalworking. It was in the hands of the Barony of Balliol until 1296 when it passed in turn to the Nevilles, the Fenwicks, and finally in 1809 to the Beaumont family. The township of "Stokesfeld" was first mentioned in 1242, and was part of Bywell St Andrew's parish. The origins of the name are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Andrew's Church, Bywell
St Andrew's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Bywell, Northumberland, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. History The tower of St Andrew's was designed as a defensive structure; it dates from about 850 and its walls are "massive". The upper part of the tower was added in the early 11th century, and the nave dates from this time or possibly earlier. The chancel and south transept were added in the early 13th century. Alterations were made to the church in 1830, with further alterations in 1850 by John Dobson. In 1871 more additions were made by William Slater; these consisted of a north transept, a chapel, a vestry and probably the south porch. The church was declared redundant on 30 October 1973, and was vested in the Trust on 16 April 1975. Architecture Exterior The church is constructed in stone, with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bywell Hall
Bywell Hall is a privately owned 18th-century country house situated on the north bank of the River Tyne at Bywell, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The manor of Bywell and Bywell Castle were owned by the Neville family in the 14th century but following the attainder of Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland for his part in the Rising of the North the Neville estates were forfeited and Bywell was sold in 1571 by the Crown to the Fenwick family. William Fenwick (son of John Fenwick High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1727) built the new house at Bywell to designs by architect James Paine in 1760. The estate was sold to Thomas Wentworth Beaumont for £145,000 early in the 19th century and the house was improved by the Beaumonts, with the assistance of architect John Dobson, in 1827 and further altered later in the 19th century. The house is the home of Wentworth Beaumont, 4th Viscount Allendale and the estate is operated commercially by Allend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mowden Hall School
Mowden Hall School is a co-educational day and boarding preparatory school in the parish of Bywell, in Stocksfield, Northumberland, England approximately west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It has been part of the Prep Schools Trust since 2007 and is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS) and Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS). History Mowden Hall School was founded in the eponymous Mowden Hall in Mowden, near Darlington, by Frank Marchbank in 1935. The School was evacuated to Fallbarrow, Windermere, at the start of World War II, before acquiring its present site at Newton Hall, near Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1945; the former building was home to the Department for Education and its predecessor agencies for almost fifty years. Mowden has welcomed girls since 1982, and opened a Pre-Prep Department in 1993. Much work was done in the School's early years at Newton to convert the former home of the Joicey family -- built in 1835 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscount Allendale
Viscount Allendale, of Allendale and Hexham in the County of Northumberland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 5 July 1911 for the Liberal politician Wentworth Beaumont, 2nd Baron Allendale. The title of Baron Allendale, of Allendale and Hexham in the County of Northumberland, had been created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 20 July 1906 for his father, the Yorkshire mining magnate and Liberal Member of Parliament, Wentworth Beaumont. The first Viscount's son, the second Viscount, notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland between 1949 and 1956. the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the fourth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2002. Several other members of the Beaumont family have also gained distinction. Thomas Wentworth Beaumont, father of the first Baron, was a politician. Hubert Beaumont, third son of the first Baron Allendale, was a Liberal politician. His grandson was Timothy Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tide Dial
A tide dial, also known as a Mass or scratch dial, is a sundial marked with the canonical hours rather than or in addition to the standard hours of daylight. Such sundials were particularly common between the 7th and 14th centuries in Europe, at which point they began to be replaced by mechanical clocks. There are more than 3,000 surviving tide dials in England and at least 1,500 in France. Name The name ''tide dial'' preserves the Old English term ', used for hours and canonical hours prior to the Norman Conquest of England, after which the Norman French ''hour'' gradually replaced it. The actual Old English name for sundials was ' or "day-marker". History Jews long recited prayers at fixed times of day. Psalm 119 in particular mentions praising God seven times a day,. and the apostles Peter and John are mentioned attending afternoon prayers. Christian communities initially followed numerous local traditions with regard to prayer, but Charlemagne compelled his subjects to follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Paine (architect)
James Paine (1717–1789) was an English architect. Early life James Paine was probably baptised 9 October 1717 at Andover, Hampshire, the youngest of the five children of John Paine (''d''. 1727), carpenter, of Andover, and his wife, Jane Head (''bap''. 1684). Whilst facts about Paine's early life are sparse, it is thought that he studied at the St Martin's Lane Academy, London, founded by William Hogarth in 1735 to allow artists to practise life drawing. Here he came into contact with many innovative architects, artists designers, including architect Isaac Ware. Career It is thought that Ware introduced him to the third earl of Burlington and his circle of friends. Paine’s first professional job, aged only nineteen, was as the Clerk of Works supervising the building of Nostell Priory, Yorkshire (''c''.1737–1750), designed by Colonel James Moyser, a friend of Lord Burlington. Essentially a Palladian, Paine was to work on many other projects in the area including Hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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