WARKWORTH , a small See also:town in the Wansbeck See also:parliamentary j on the See also:north, where its entrenchments are See also:double; and Scratch-See also:division of See also:Northumberland, See also:England, 32 M. N. of See also:Newcastle- I See also:bury, a See also:line of outworks encircling an See also:area of some 40 acres, upon-See also:Tyne by the North-Eastern railway. Pop. (1901) 712. with three entrances and a citadel in the midst. Barrows are It is beautifully situated in a hollow of the See also:river See also:Coquet, r a m. numerous. Longleat, a seat of the marquesses of See also:Bath, lies 5 m. above its mouth, where on the S. See also:bank is AMBLE, an See also:urban S.E., surrounded by its See also:deer See also:park, crossed from N. to S. by a See also:long See also:district (pop. 4428), with a See also:harbour. An See also:ancient See also:bridge of two 44 and narrow See also:mere. The See also:house is one of the largest and most See also:arches crosses the river, with a fortified gateway on the road beautiful examples in the See also:county, dating from the See also:close of the mounting to the See also:castle, the site of which is surrounded on three 16th See also:century. Its name is derived from the " leat " or conduit sides by the river. Of this See also:Norman stronghold there are See also:fine which conveyed See also:water from Horningsham, about 1 m. See also:south, to remains, including walls, a gateway and See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall; while the re- See also:supply the See also:- MILL
- MILL (O. Eng. mylen, later myln, or miln, adapted from the late Lat. molina, cf. Fr. moulin, from Lat. mola, a mill, molere, to grind; from the same root, mol, is derived " meal;" the word appears in other Teutonic languages, cf. Du. molen, Ger. muhle)
- MILL, JAMES (1773-1836)
- MILL, JOHN (c. 1645–1707)
- MILL, JOHN STUART (1806-1873)
mill and See also:Austin priory founded here See also:late in the mainder, including the See also:Lion See also:tower and the keep, is of the 13th 13th century. The monastic estates passed at the See also:Dissolution to and 14th centuries. See also:Roger Fitz-See also:Richard held the See also:manor and the Thynne See also:family, who built Longleat. See also:Sir See also:Christopher See also:Wren probably built the earliest parts of the castle in the reign of , added certain staircases and a See also:doorway. In 167o the owner See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry H. The lordship came to the Percies in See also:Edward III.'s I was the celebrated See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas Thynne satirized in See also:Dryden's reign and is still held by their descendants the.See also:dukes of North- See also:Absalom and Achitophel, and See also:Bishop See also:Ken found a See also:home at umberland, though it passed from them temporarily after the Longleat for twenty years after the loss of his bishopric.
See also:capture of the castle by Henry IV. in 1405, and again on the I See also:WARNER, See also:CHARLES See also:DUDLEY (1829–1900), See also:American fall of the house of See also:Lancaster. The See also:foundation of Warkworth
See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church is attributed to Ceolwulf, See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king of See also:Northumbria (c. 736), who subsequently became a See also:- MONK (O.Eng. munuc; this with the Teutonic forms, e.g. Du. monnik, Ger. Witch, and the Romanic, e.g. Fr. moine, Ital. monacho and Span. monje, are from the Lat. monachus, adaptedfrom Gr. µovaXos, one living alone, a solitary; Own, alone)
- MONK (or MONCK), GEORGE
- MONK, JAMES HENRY (1784-1856)
- MONK, MARIA (c. 1817—1850)
monk. It was the See also:scene of a See also:massacre by a Scottish force sent by See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William the Lion in 1174. The church is principally of Norman and Perpendicular See also:work, but remains of the Saxon See also:building have been discovered. In the vicinity are remains of a See also:Benedictine priory of the 13th century. By the See also:side of the Coquet above the castle is the Hermitage of Warkworth. This remarkable relic consists of an See also:outer portion built of See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone, and an inner portion hewn from the steep See also:rock above the river. This inner See also:part comprises a See also:chapel and a smaller chamber, both having altars. There is an See also:altar-See also:tomb with a See also:female effigy in the chapel. From the window between the inner chamber and the chapel, and from other details, the date of the work may be placed in the latter part of the 14th century, the characteristics being late Decorated. The traditional See also:story of the origin of the hermitage, attributing it to one of the Bertrams of Bothal Castle in this county, is told in Bishop See also:Percy's ballad The See also:Hermit of Warkworth (1771). At Amble are ruins of a monastic See also:toll-house, where a tax was levied on See also:shipping; and Coquet See also:Island, 1 m. off the mouth of the river, was a monastic resort from the earliest times, like the Farne and See also:Holy Islands farther north. The harbour at Amble has an export See also:trade in See also:coal and bricks, coal and fireclay being extensively worked in the neighbourhood, and an import trade in See also:timber.
End of Article: WARKWORTH
Additional information and Comments
There are no comments yet for this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide. Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.
|