Longframlington

Longframlington
The Granby Inn, Longframlington
Longframlington
Longframlington shown within Northumberland
Population	1,032 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	NU135005
Shire county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MORPETH
Postcode district	NE65
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
EU Parliament	North East England
UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed

Longframlington is a small village in Northumberland, England, located on the A697, 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Morpeth and 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Rothbury. Longframlington is a former pit village and on the site of the pit now stands Fram Park, a log cabin holiday park. The village also plays host to the Longframlington Music Festival, which encourages musicians of any age, ability and performing any genre to broadcast their talents with the community. In 2013 it took place in the Community Rooms and St. Mary's Church on 8–11 May.

Landmarks

A branch of the Roman road, Dere Street, known as the Devil's Causeway, passes close by Longframlington, and the mounds visible on the Hall Hill in the angle of the Pauperhaugh and Weldon Bridge roads may be those of a Roman camp.^[2]

Religious sites

The church of St Mary the Virgin dates from the late 12th century and until 1891 was a chapel of ease to Felton; since that date Longframlington has been an independent parish. The church was carefully restored in the late 19th century retaining its fine Norman chancel arch.^[3]

The church is identified as being dedicated to St. Laurence on maps of Longframlington shown on website Communities.Northumberland.gov.uk (Longframlington - Ordnance maps) dated 1897 and 1920.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Longframlington.

• The Swarland Chronicles: Independent Online Magazine
• GENUKI (Accessed: 17 November 2008)
• Northumberland Communities (Accessed: 17 November 2008)