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Historic Buildings of Northumberland
England
Image right - The Keep at Alnwick Castle
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The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Northumberland, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individual projects where they have been set up.
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Historic houses in alphabetical order
Including Castles, Abbeys, Priories, Manor Houses, Mansions, Stately Homes, Country houses, Estate houses, Courts, Halls, Parks and other listed buildings of historic interest.
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A
● Adderstone Hall
● Alnwick Castle - castle and stately home in the town of the same name in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the Duke of Northumberland, (see Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland built following the Norman conquest, and renovated and remodelled a number of times. It is a Grade I listed building and receives over 800,000 visitors per year.
● Aydon Castle
B
● Bamburgh Castle
● Barmoor Castle
● Beaufront Castle
● Belford Hall
● Bellister Castle
● Belsay Castle
● Belsay Hall
● Biddlestone Hall
● Blagdon Hall
● Blanchland Abbey
● Blenkinsopp Castle
● Blenkinsop Hall
● Bothal Castle
● Bywell Hall
C
● Callaly Castle
● Capheaton Hall
● Causey Park House
● Cherryburn
● Chesters (Humshaugh)
● Chillingham Castle
● Chipchase Castle
● Churnsike Lodge
● Clennell Hall
● Close House
● Collingwood House, Morpeth
● Coupland Castle
● Cragside
● Craster Tower
D
● Dally Castle
● Dilston Castle
● Dissington Hall
E
● Eglingham Hall
● Ellingham Hall
● Embleton Hall
● Eshott Hall
● Eslington Park
F
● Featherstone Castle
● 
Ford Castle and Estate
Image Geograph © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence.
A stone castle was built at Ford in 1287, in order to protect the manor from the constant border warfare waged between the Scots and the English during the medieval period. South-west of the castle are the remains of the Parson's Tower, a medieval pele tower which was once the home of the local parson. In 1513, James IV of Scotland made his base at Ford Castle, prior to the Battle of Flodden, the biggest battle between the two nations. James was killed, along with 9,000 of his men. Ford Castle was rebuilt in the 1760s. bought by the Joicey family in 1907 and it remains in their ownership today. The castle was used as a convalescent hospital by the Red Cross during the Second World War and is now leased by the Northumberland County Council who use it as an educational camp. The castle is not open to the public except on special open days.
James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey
● Fowberry Tower
G
H
● Haughton Castle
● Hethpool House, Kirknewton
● Howick Hall - Grade II listed building in the village of Howick, is the ancestral seat of the Earls Grey.
Home of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, after whom the famous tea is named. Howick has been owned by the Grey family since 1319.
I
J
K
● Kirkharle Hall
● Kirkley Hall
L
● Lemmington Hall
● Lilburn Tower
● Linden Hall
● Lindisfarne Castle
● Little Harle Tower
M
● Marshall Meadows Country House Hotel
● Matfen Hall
● Milbourne Hall
● Mitford Hall
● Mitford Old Manor House
N
● Netherwitton Hall
● Newbrough Hall
● Nunnykirk Hall
O
● Ogle Castle
● Otterburn Hall
● Otterburn Tower
P
● Ponteland Castle
Q
R
S
● Seaton Delaval Hall
● Shawdon Hall
● Swarland Old Hall
T
U-V
● Unthank Hall
W
● Wallington Hall
● Walwick Grange
● Westhall
● Whalton Manor
X-Y-Z
References and Sources
Northumberland Specific
General
- Stravaiging.com
- Secret Scotland
- Canmore
- Historic Scotland
- National Trust
- English Heritage
- WIKI List of country houses in the UK
- Britain's Finest
- Britain Express
- Lankdmark Trust
- Historic Houses Association - represents 1,500 houses in the UK
- Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens - UK - guidebook of over 2,000 houses open to the public
- The DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses - database of over 7,000 houses
- Lost Heritage - A Memorial to the Lost Country Houses of England - list of over 1,700 houses
- National Trust for Historic Preservation - online database of historic houses in the United States
- WIKI Historic Houses Association
- Historic Houses Association
- WIKI Treasure Houses of England
- List of country houses in the United Kingdom
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