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  Rothbury shown within Northumberland |
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| Population | 2,500 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Alnwick |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MORPETH |
| Postcode district | NE65 |
| Dialling code | 01669 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
| River Coquet Settlements |
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Rothbury is a town in Northumberland, England, located on the River Coquet near the Simonside Hills and the Northumberland National Park. The town is popular with walkers, and is known for the Victorian mansion Cragside, located nearby.
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Development as a market town
The first mention of Rothbury, according to a local history,1 was in around 1100 AD, as Routhebiria, or "Routha's town" ("Hrotha", according to Beckensall).2 An Anglican cross in the town's church is the only surviving pre-conquest remains. The town was retained as a crown possession after the conquest, being made over to the lords of Warkworth in 1204. Rothbury was a relatively important town in Coquetdale, being a crossroads situated on a ford of the river Coquet, with turnpike roads leading to Newcastle upon Tyne, Alnwick, Hexham and Morpeth. It was chartered as a market town in 1291, and became a centre for dealing in cattle and wool for the surrounding villages. A market cross was erected in 1722, but demolished in 1827. In the 1760s, according to Bishop Pococke, the town also had a small craft industry, including hatters. At that time, the town's vicarage and living was in the gift of the Bishop of Carlisle, and worth £500 per year.
 View of the village centre |
 Village centre |
 Village centre |
 A golf course on one side of the river |
 Where most of the shops are - the main road is just yards away |
 View from other end of the 'shop street' |
Parish church
The current parish church is from circa 1850, largely replacing but in parts incorporating the fabric of a former Saxon edifice, including the chancel, the east wall of the south transept, and the chancel arch. The church has a font with pre-Saxon stem or pedestal, and what is reputed to be the earliest carved representation in Great Britain of the Ascension of Christ.
Railway
The town was the terminus of a branch line from Scots Gap on the North British Railway line from Morpeth to Reedsmouth. It was closed to passenger trains on 15 September 1952, and is now closed completely. The town is now served by a bus service which runs via Longframlington, Longhorsley, Morpeth and continues to Newcastle, the nearest city.
Racecourse
Until 1965, Rothbury was the location of a racecourse, which staged only one meeting per year, in April.
References
- ^ Frank Graham (1975) Rothbury and Coquetdale. Northern History Booklet No. 65. ISBN 0-85983-092-6
- ^ Stan Beckensall (2001) Northumberland The Power of Place. Tempus Publishing Ltd ISBN 0-7524-1907-2
External links
- Rothbury: The Village
- Rothbury Photos
- Northumbrian Railways
- Cragside - a National Trust Property
- GENUKI (Accessed: 7 November, 2008)
- Northumberland Communities (Accessed: 7 November, 2008)
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