Parish Notes Northumberland

Rothbury All Saints

[Population 1911: 2,337]

Church

The church of All Saints is a stone building, in the Early English style, and was rebuilt in 1850, at an expense of £3,000: it has chancel, nave, aisles, and tower, with bells, porch and organ. The living is a rectory, worth £1,400 yearly, with good residence, in the gift of the Duchy of Lancaster, and held by the Rev. George Henry Ainger D.D., of St. John's College, Cambridge, surrogate and honourary canon of Carlisle, and late Principal of St. Bees College, Cumberland. [Kelly's Directory of Northumberland and Durham (1873), page 663.]

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The Parish Chest

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Non-Parochial Records

Newcastle Courant 23/1/1813 On the 6th inst. a surprising 5 year old Kyloe ox was killed by Mr G. Turnbull, of Rothbury, which measured in length 8 feet, girth 8 feet 10 inches, height 4 feet 10 inches, and his shank bone 4½ inches in circumference. His four quarters weighed 107st. 8lb. and the offals 30 stone. He was bought for £64 10s. and produced a profit of £12 to the butcher. This ox was of the true West Highland breed bred by Mr R. Spearman, sen. of Sewing shields, and fed by Mr R. Spearman, jun. of Wharton. He was kept upon moorland till he was 3 years old, after which he was fed with grass, corn, hay, and mashes of barley-meal and salt. He never tasted oil-cake. His beef was of the finest flavour.

Newcastle Courant 31/12/1823 William Bell, Esq. of Rothbury, has an ewe which has brought forth four lambs this year, viz. 2 in January and 2 in December.

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Monumental Inscriptions

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