Edlingham
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Edlingham is a small village in Northumberland in the north of England. The road to Alnwick runs quarter of a mile past the village and the town of Rothbury is about six miles away.
The name Edlingham means The home of Eadwulf in Anglo-Saxon. Its recorded history goes back as far as 737 when King Coelwulf gave Edlingham and three other royal Northumbrian villages to Cuthbert.
A Ham class minesweeper, HMS Edlingham was named after the village.
[edit] Edlingham Castle
Edlingham Castle has its origins in a house built by John de Edlingham in the 12th century, which was subsequently strengthened and fortified over the next three centuries. In the 15th century the castle had a moat, gate tower and strong palisade. However, agricultural requirements overtook the need for defence over the following 200 years, and after 1514 the buildings were let to local tenant farmers for housing animals and crops, and fell into disrepair. By 1650 the castle was abandoned and over the next 300 years the theft of stonework left the building in ruins. Excavations were started in 1978 by English Heritage to make the remaining masonry safe for visitors.
[edit] References
- Alnwick District Electronic Information Team (2004). Towns and Villages - Edlingham. Alnwick District Council. Retrieved on 2006-08-28.
