Bywell. [Northumberland.]
DIRECTORY. ;3i BYWELL. [NORTHUMBERLAND.] .- . .. The population of the parish, in 18.)1, was 480; and the south-east from Corbridge. It is in the east division of acreage 3,512. 'l'he population of the township was 46. It Tindale ward, south division of the county, Hexham union, is situated on either sides of the river Tyne, and comprises COl'bridge deaner~T, ~orthumberland archdeaconry, and the townships of BEARL, BROOMHAUGH, BYWELL ST. Durham bishopric. 'l'he population, in 18.:11, was 134:, and A:SDREW, RIDING. STOCKSFIELD HALL, and STYFORD. the acreage is 800. It is situated on the southern shore of The Newcastle and Carlisle railway, and the turnpike road the river Tyne, amI on the road fi'om Hexham to New from Newcastle-on-Tyne to Hexham, run through the castle-on-Tyne. The church of St. James, a stone building parish. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient recently erected, is a beautiful structure, having a spire stone building, having nave and chancel, aisles, porch, tran- 60 feet high, and is capable of seating 160 people, besides septs, and tower containing 2 bells, an organ, font, and old school children; it is a chapel ofease to ByweIl St. Andrew. register. The living is a vicarage, value £159 yearly, with There is a National school for boys and girls, and also a residence, in the gift of 'Ventworth Blackett Beaumont, Baptist chapel, erected in 1842. Wentworth Blackett Beau Esq., M.P. The Rev. Joseph Jaques is the incumbent. mont, Esq., M.P., vVilliam Bacon Grey, and Jacob Wilson, 'Ventworth Blackett Beaumont, Esq., )LP., is lord of the Esqrs., executors of John Shields, Esq., are chieflandowners.
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