Biddlestone, Northumberland
Historical Description
Biddlestone, a township in Alwinton parish, Northumberland, in .the basin of the Coquet river, under the Silverton and Harden Hills, 7 miles NW of Rothbury station on the North British railway. Acreage, 4860; population, 156. The manor belonged anciently to the Vissards, but was given by Edward I. to Sir W. de Selby, and still belongs to his descendants. James L, when on his way to London in 1603, was entertained here, and knighted five of the Selbys. There is a Roman Catholic chapel.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Northumberland | |
Civil parish | Allenton | |
Poor Law union | Rothbury | |
Ward | Coquetdale |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Biddlestone from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Biddleston)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Northumberland is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Biddlestone are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers related to Northumberland online: