Lowick () is a village in

Northumberland Northumberland ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England, on the Anglo-Scottish border, border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumb ...

, north east England. Lowick lies on the B6353 road, about south of

Berwick-upon-Tweed Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census recor ...

. The Anglican St John the Baptist's Parish Church dates from 1794, but a chapel was built in the 12th century by monks of

Lindisfarne Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parishes in England, civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th centu ...

. The Grade II* listed Barmoor Castle, a castellated Tudor-style country house, is about a mile to the west of the village. Lowick, Northumberland should not be confused with Lowick, Northamptonshire.

History

Lowick appears in records in 1181 as ''Lowich'', and in 1242 as ''Lowyc''. The

Devil's Causeway The Devil's Causeway is a Roman roads, Roman road in Northumberland, in North East England, North East England. It branches off Dere Street north of Corbridge and can be traced through Northumberland for about north to Berwick-upon-Tweed. D ...

Roman road Roman roads ( ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Republic and the Roman Em ...

passes through the village. It was later used by monks travelling from

to Durham. In 1851 the village had a population of 720 people, growing to 1,310 by 1891.

Geography

Lowick is on the B6353 road, about southwest of

and east of Cornhill-on-Tweed, and to the northeast of

Wooler Wooler ( ) is a town in Northumberland, England. It lies on the edge of the Northumberland National Park, near the Cheviot Hills. It is a popular base for walkers and is referred to as the "Gateway to the Cheviots". As well as many shops and ...

. Impure carboniferous limestone is found in the area.

Economy

The parish of Lowick has traditionally grown barley, oats, peas, beans and turnips. Coal pits and stone quarries are in the area. There are numerous guesthouses and old farm buildings converted into cottages catering for tourists.

Landmarks

The monks of Lindisfarne built a chapel in the 12th century. The Anglican parish church dedicated to St John the Baptist dates from 1794, although its register dates from 1720 in an earlier building. The church was renovated and altered in 1887 by F. R. Wilson, a contractor for the Percy family, Earls and Dukes of Northumberland. The Scottish congregation, in existence since 1662 when it was formed by Reverend Luke Ogle, is one of the oldest non-conformist in England. The village has two public houses, the Black Bull and the White Swan, and a village shop. Barmoor Castle, a country house about a mile to the west, was built in 1801 by Patterson of Edinburgh in the castellated Tudor style using older materials. Three storeys high, with a four-storey central porch tower and six-panelled door, with several oval-shaped rooms in the interior, it became a Grade II* listed building in 1986. Moss Hall, to the southwest along the B6525 road, is run as a B&B.

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Northumberland Communities
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