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Ponteland in Northumberland County England History and GeographyPONTELAND, a parish in the western division of CASTLE ward, county of NORTHUMBERLAND, comprising the townships of Berwick-Hill, Brenkley, High Callerton, Little Callerton, Coldcoats, Darras-Hall, Dinnington, Higham-Dykes, Horton-Grange, Kirkley (including Benridge and Cartermoor), Mason, Milburn, Milburn-Grange, Ponteland, and Prestwick, and containing, 1524 inhabitants, of which number, 358 are in the township of Ponteland, 7½ miles (N.W. by N.) from Newcastle upon Tyne. The living is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry of Northumberland, and diocese of Durham, rated in the king's books at £13. 6. 8., and in the patronage of the Warden and Fellows of Merton College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is partly in the Norman style of architecture, with a square tower surmounted by a low spire. It was formerly collegiate, and had a chantry, and was repaired in 1810, when the north wall was rebuilt. There is a place of worship for Scotch Presbyterians. A free school was founded, in 1719, by Richard Coates, Esq., who bequeathed property in Newcastle upon Tyne, producing, in 1828, about £70 a year for its support: the school-house was erected at the expense of his widow, in 1727; about twenty-five children are instructed in it. The rivers Blyth and Pont run through the parish: coal is obtained here; and there are some slight remains of a castle in the village of Ponteland. This place was built by Elius Hadrianus, and was garrisoned by the first cohort of the Cornavii. In 1244, Henry III. and the king of Scots concluded a peace here. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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