Bolam is a village and former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
, now in the parish of
Belsay
Belsay is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The village is about 5 miles from Ponteland on the A696, which links the village with Newcastle upon Tyne and Jedburgh. The population of the civil parish was 436 at the 2001 cens ...
in the county of
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land ...
, England. The village is about north-west of
Newcastle upon Tyne
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, near
Bolam West Houses
Bolam West Houses is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the north-west of Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to:
*Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England
*Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in ...
. In 1951 the civil parish had a population of 60. On 1 April 1955 it was merged into Belsay.
History
The
Church of England parish church of
St Andrew
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Pete ...
has a late
Saxon west tower and is a
Grade I listed building
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.
Shortflatt Tower, about south-west of the village, is a late 15th or early 16th century
pele tower
Peel towers (also spelt pele) are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, mainly between the mid-14th century and about 1600. They were free-standing ...
, with a 17th-century house attached, and is also Grade I listed.
Bolam is the burial place of Robert de Reymes, a wealthy Suffolk merchant, who in 1296 began the building of
Aydon Castle
Aydon Castle, previously sometimes called Aydon Hall, is a fortified manor house at Aydon near to the town of Corbridge, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed ...
, near
Corbridge
Corbridge is a village in Northumberland, England, west of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle and east of Hexham. Villages nearby include Halton, Northumberland, Halton, Acomb, Northumberland, Acomb, Aydon and Sandhoe.
Etymology
Corbridge was kno ...
.
Landmarks
Bolam Lake Country Park is next to the village.
Three archaeological sites are nearby:
Huckhoe Settlement, an iron Age and Romano-British defended settlement;
Slate Hill Settlement, an Iron Age defended settlement; and
The Poind and his Man, a Neolithic site.
References
Further reading
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External links
GENUKI(accessdate: 14 November 2008)
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Villages in Northumberland
Former civil parishes in Northumberland
Belsay