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 authority ...
, 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 censu ...
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 on ...
, 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
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes ca ...
of
St Andrew has a late
Saxon
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peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...
west tower and is a
Grade I listed building.
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.
Landmarks
Bolam Lake Country Park
Bolam Lake Country Park is a country park in Northumberland, England, near the village of Bolam and about west of Morpeth. It is signposted off the A696 road from Belsay.
History
The lake and woodlands were laid out by John Dobson for Reverend ...
is next to the village.
Three archaeological sites are nearby:
Huckhoe Settlement
Huckhoe Settlement is an archaeological site in Northumberland, England, near the village of Bolam and about west of Morpeth. The site shows occupation, in at least four phases, dating from the early Iron Age (6th century BC) to the post-Roman ...
, an iron Age and Romano-British defended settlement;
Slate Hill Settlement
Slate Hill Settlement is an archaeological site in Northumberland, England, near the village of Bolam and about west of Morpeth. The site, a defended settlement dating from the Iron Age, is a scheduled monument.
Description
The site is regarded ...
, an Iron Age defended settlement; and
The Poind and his Man
The Poind and his Man is a prehistoric site in Northumberland, England, near the village of Bolam and about west of Morpeth. The site, consisting of a burial mound and a standing stone, is a scheduled monument.
Description
The burial mound, desc ...
, 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