Barmoor, Northumberland
Historical Description
Bannoor, a village in Lowick parish, Northumberland, 1 mile W of Lowick, and 8 N of Wooler. Beal (5 miles) is the post town, also nearest station, on the N.E.R. Bar-moor Castle, the seat of the Sitwell family, is an elegant edifice of 1802, on the site of an ancient seat of the Mus-champs. Barmoor Wood was the headquarters of the English general on the eve of the battle of Flodden.
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 | Lowick | |
Poor Law union | Glendale | |
Ward | Glendale |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
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Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Northumberland is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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