Kirkley, Northumberland
Historical Description
Kirkley, a township in Ponteland parish, Northumberland, on the river Biyth, 6½ miles SSW of Morpeth. It contains the hamlets of Benridge and Cartermoor. Acreage, 1861; population, 141. The manor belonged to the Eures, one of whom was a famous warden of the Marches in the time of Henry VIII., and it passed in the time of James I. to the Ogles. The house contains some interesting portraits and relics, and the park has an obelisk, erected on the centenary of the landing of William III., in commemoration of that event. The following inscription is on the obelisk:- " Vindicatse Libertatis Public—, Anno Centesimo Salntis, MDCCLXXXVIII, Newton Ogle, P." On the N side are the Ogle arms, and on the S the cap of liberty on a stick.
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 | Ponteland | |
Poor Law union | Castle ward | |
Ward | Castle |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
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Land and Property
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Newspapers and Periodicals
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