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Rothley
Rothley shown within Northumberland |
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| Population | 136 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | NZ044880 |
| District | Alnwick |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MORPETH |
| Postcode district | NE61 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Rothley is a small settlement in Northumberland, England about 2 miles (3 km) north east of Cambo and about 6 miles (10 km) west of Morpeth.
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Rothley, Northumberland is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Rothley Castle () is an 18th-century gothic folly built to resemble a medieval castle, situated at Rothley. It was designed in 1755 by architect Daniel Garrett for Sir Walter Blackett, owner of Wallington Hall, from where it is visible on the hillside.[2]
Rothley Crags (), a wild tract of country which was once Sir William Blackett's deer-park. With the mania our ancestors had for ruins, and surely there were enough in Northumberland already without building them, Sir William had some most realistic castellated ruins built on the top of the crags![2]
Rothley Lake () breaks the bareness of the scenery,[2] prettily bordered with trees and overlooked by a wall of rugged crags topped by Codger Fort (), erected by Sir Walter Blackett after the Jacobite rising of 1745, probably to demonstrate his loyalty. The fort contained six cannon and hence would have proved a serious obstacle to any invading forces. Huge beeches and pines line the ascending road from the lake.[3]