[NORTHUMBERLAND.] NORHAM. 196 POST OFFICE • a Quarter of a Century

[NORTHUMBERLAND.] NORHAM. 196 POST OFFICE • a quarter of a century. The pulpit and readhlg-desk are of class. Here is a school for boys and girls, which has been oak, very handsomely carved; also the seats in the chancel, conducted by the present proprietor for upwards of 30 years. which are open, with carved ends; the organ, a handsoroe lVIattilees is a farm here. and fine-toned instrument, is placed in the north aisle; the GRINDON,7 miles from Berwick, and 2 from the station font is octagonal, of stone, sufficiently large for immersion, at Norham, is a township and small village, the population, placea upon raised steps, and supported upon four columns, ofwhich, in 18.51, was 132, and the acreage 1,475. which was the gift of the Rev. J olm Edmunds; the details GRINDON RIDGE, about 1 mile distant, is the handsome· of the sacred edifice throughout are exceedingly beautiful. residence and property ofThomas Friar, EsC]. It has a tower with 1 bell. The living is a vicarage, value HORNCLIFFE, 5 miles from Berwick, 3 from Norham, .£529, with residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter and 1 from the station at Velvet Hall, on the Kelso of Durham; the Rev. William Clark King-, M.A., vicar; the branch of the North Eastern line of railway, is a town Rev. Gordon Salmon, and the Rev. VV. F. Jex BIake, ship and small village, pleasantly situated near the river curates. The churchyard contains about 4 acres of ground.. Tweed. The Presbyterians have a good stone chapel here, Near the east end of the present church is a part railed off, erected in 1833, to accommodate 400 persons, at a cost of which is supposed to have been formerly a monastery, the £GOO. The Hall, a handsome mansion, built on a com foundations of which are still remaining; in the enclosure manding- situation about 30 years ago by the late WilIiam is a portion of an old stone cross, about 10 feet hig-h, which Alder, Esq., has been unoccupied for the last 20 years.. The appears to have been handsomely carved. Norham is famous Union Chain Bridge, which ,crosses the river Tweed near in history for its once celebrated castle, which lies to the here, was the first suspension bridge ever erected in east of the village, the stately remains of which are situated Great Britain, and was the invention of Sir Samuel Brown, Qn the top of a high rock, impending over the Tweed on its R.N.; the span of the arch is 45 feet, and the bridge is south bank, and consists principally of the remains of the sufficiently wide to allow two carriages to pass betwixt the keep or dungeon, of great heig'ht and strength, which, in footpaths: the extreme length of the suspended chains from former timf's, was so well fortified and garrisoned, as to have the point of jnnetion on each side of the river is 5UO feet, and been almost impregnable. Previously to the battle of fi'om the stone abutments 432; the height of the bridge above :Flodden Field it was taken by the Scottish army, and for the surface of tIle water is 27 feet. '1'he whole was erected the last time was attacked by Cromwell, who left it nearly at a cost of £5,000, which gave such general satisfilCtion a heap of ruins, in which state it remains to the present that the trustees presentf'd the Captain with 1,000 guineas day, except the dungeons, which are now tenanted by oxen. above his estimate. It was opened with much pomp and Here is a school endowed with £60 per annum, with house ceremony on the ~Gth day ofJuly, 1820. The population, in and garden for the master, who instructs about 100 boys 1851, ,vas 358, and the acreage is GOU. Sir Charles Cromp and g'irls. The children of freeholders are taught fi'ee; the ton and William Mather, Esq., are the principallamled pro~ remainder pay a small sum weekly. There is also a National prietors. school for girls, which will accommodate 80 scholars, and LOAN END,4 miles from Berwick,and 4 from Norham, is a Sunday school is held in the school-room. The United a township and small village, the population of which, in Presbyterians and the Free Kirk of Scotland have each a 1851, was 177, anrl the acreage 833. chapel here. A parochial lending library has been recently LONG-RIDGE, 3~ miles south-west of Berwick, is a town established for the use of the poorer classes. The soil is ship comisting of two farms, a few cottages, ::md the man loamy; the subsoil gravel, resting upon a bed of stone. Sir sion of W. lVIather, Esq., who is the sole landed proprietor. William Thomas Stanley Massey Stanley, Bart., is lord of The populatio~in 1851, was 74, and the acreage ,:)58. the manor; Sir F. BIake, BaTt., Charles William Orde, Esq., SnoREswoOD, 5~ miles fi'om Berwick, is a township and and the trustees of the late Lord Crewe, are the principal small village, principally occupied by colliers and farm landed proprietors. The land in this neighbourhood is in a labourers. The population, in 18;)1, was 428. Here is a high state of cultivation, and is admirably adapted for the handsome school, which will accommodate 120 children, who growth of wheat, barley, oats and turnips. are instructed upon the National system. The building was NORHAl\1 MAINS, 5 mili's from Berwick, 2 from Horn erected ofstone in 1836; the late Rev. Dr. Gills, the Colliery cliffe, and 2 fi'om Norham, is a township, the population of Co., and the National Society, were the principal contribu which, in 1851, was 107. Morris Hall is the property and tors to the building, which cost £530. residence of Thomas Hodgson, Esq. H ere are also several TnoRNToN, 4l miles from Berwick, is a township and farms. hamlet in Norhamshire, the property ofthe Trustees of the DUDDO, 4 miles from NorlialU, 7~ from Berwick, 10i Bamborough estate, frOUl whom the school here derives its from Wooler, and 3 from the station at Norham, is a tOWll principal support. The population, in 1851, was 169, and ship and small village in Norham parish and shire, in a the acreage is 1,390. very rural and highly cultivated farming district. Here is TWIZELL, 10 milesfi'om Berwick, 4~ from Coldstl'eam, and a neat stone edifice, which has been licensed by the Bishop 3 from Cornhill, at which there is a station on the Kelso of Durham as a chapel of ease, and is served from N01' branch of the North Eastern line of railway, is a township in ham. The population, in 1851, was 28G; and the acreage the parish of Norham. Hereis a portion of a most beautiful is 1,651. The whole area is the property of Thomas Friar, castellated mansion, the building of which was commenced Esq., who is lord of the manor. On an elevated spot about 1790, but never completed; it is situated on the brink of adjoining the village are the remains of' a tower of con a rocky precipice, east ofthe river 'fill, a fine view ofwhich is siderable height, which is seen trom a great distance, and obtained from the railway; it is constructed of white free near to it are six stones, by some persons said to be the stone, amid scenery of the most romantic description. The remains of an ancient Druidical temple; by others they river Till is crossed here by a beautiful stone bridge of one are thought to have been placed there in commemora arch. tion of a victory gained by the English over the Scotch FELKINGTON township has a population of 186, with in 15.)8. A colliery and brick and tile manufactory on 1,431 acres. an extensive scale are the chief support of the labouring GRIEVESTEAD is a place here. Norham. Briggs J olm, stonemason Melrose J onathan, farmer, East New- PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Burns William, tailor biggin Ainslie Mrs. Sarah Cowans :M:ary Ann (1\1iss), milliner & Middlemiss Joseph, blacksmith Anderson Rev. James [Pref>byterian dressmaker Nicholsol1 John, tailor minister] Cowe David, baker Paxton J oIm, surgeon Armstrong Mr. Robert Davidson Alexander, tax collcctor & Pcntland J oseph, joiner Greet Thomas, esq road surveyor Purvis J ames, blacksmith King- Rev. William Clark, )LA. [vicar] Davidson James, Masons' Arms Richardson George, boot & shoe maker Lindsay Miss Hannah Delgaty WiIliam, VictO'lia Richardson J oIm, Salmon Ross 1\'11'. George Donaldson'VilIiam, surgeon Robertson James, farmer, Boathouse Stewart Rev. James [Presbyterian Oodds Leonard, butcher & cattle dealer Rule Thomas, slater & plasterer minister] Easton O~~;, farmer Rule WilIiam, slater & plasterer Salmon Rev. Gordon [curate1 Forsyth Richd. master of endowed sehl Sanderson Robt.8 wan, & boot & shoe ma Smith Alexander, esq. Galagate house Geggie Thomas, land steward, East ScoUJoseph, reg-istrarofbirths& deaths, Smith GeOl'ge, esq Newbiggin & relieving officer Smith Robert, esq Gihson Andrew, baker Smith Catherine (Miss), mistress of COM)IERCIAL. Hall Robert, tailor & clothier girls' school Allen J ames, carrier & market gardener Hay J ames, schoolmaster Steel William, farmer, Whiteburn ABen WilIiam, fin'mer Henclerson John, linen &woollen draper Storey George, farmer Aynslty George, stonemason Kpnnedy Thomas, grocer & postmnstel' Stranghun WilIiam, carrier Bolton Elizabeth (Mrs.), shopkeeper Malcolm J ames, tailor & clothier St1'otherJ ose~h fleming, sud,uler &iron ]lone WUlit\lU1 baker . l\Iarsball Thomas, shopkeepe:c . monger.

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