Rothley is a small settlement and civil parish in Northumberland, England about 2 miles (3 km) north east of Cambo and about 6 miles (10 km) west of Morpeth.
Chathill was formerly a township in Hartburn parish,[2] in 1866 Rothley became a civil parish in its own right. It is now within the unitary authority of Northumberland. Both parish and unitary authority have responsibility for different aspects of local government. It is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. On 1 April 1955 The parish absorbed Fairnley, Hartington and Hartington Hall.[3]
Rothley Crags(55°11′33″N1°56′06″W / 55.1926°N 1.9349°W / 55.1926; -1.9349 (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![4]
On the banks of a burn near the village are several rocks perforated by small holes. According to local legend, these holes were used by fairies for cooling porridge.[6]
rothley, northumberland, village, leicestershire, rothley, rothley, small, settlement, civil, parish, northumberland, england, about, miles, north, east, cambo, about, miles, west, morpeth, rothleyrothley, castlerothleylocation, within, northumberlandpopulatio. For the village in Leicestershire see Rothley Rothley is a small settlement and civil parish in Northumberland England about 2 miles 3 km north east of Cambo and about 6 miles 10 km west of Morpeth RothleyRothley CastleRothleyLocation within NorthumberlandPopulation160 2011 census 1 OS grid referenceNZ044880Civil parishRothleyShire countyNorthumberlandRegionNorth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMORPETHPostcode districtNE61PoliceNorthumbriaFireNorthumberlandAmbulanceNorth EastUK ParliamentBerwick upon TweedList of places UK England Northumberland 55 11 10 N 1 55 55 W 55 186 N 1 932 W 55 186 1 932Codger Fort Contents 1 Governance 2 Landmarks 3 References 4 External linksGovernance editChathill was formerly a township in Hartburn parish 2 in 1866 Rothley became a civil parish in its own right It is now within the unitary authority of Northumberland Both parish and unitary authority have responsibility for different aspects of local government It is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick upon Tweed On 1 April 1955 The parish absorbed Fairnley Hartington and Hartington Hall 3 Landmarks editRothley Castle 55 11 34 N 1 55 58 W 55 1929 N 1 9328 W 55 1929 1 9328 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 4 Rothley Crags 55 11 33 N 1 56 06 W 55 1926 N 1 9349 W 55 1926 1 9349 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 4 Rothley Lake 55 12 24 N 1 56 08 W 55 2067 N 1 9356 W 55 2067 1 9356 Rothley Lake breaks the bareness of the scenery 4 prettily bordered with trees and overlooked by a wall of rugged crags topped by Codger Fort Rothley Lakes divided by a road were created for the Wallington estate by Capability Brown Codger Fort 55 12 19 N 1 55 54 W 55 2053 N 1 9316 W 55 2053 1 9316 Codger Fort was 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 The fort was designed by Thomas Wright of Durham and has also been interpreted as a folly like Rothley Castle to the south Huge beeches and pines line the ascending road from the lake 5 On the banks of a burn near the village are several rocks perforated by small holes According to local legend these holes were used by fairies for cooling porridge 6 References edit Parish population 2011 Retrieved 1 July 2015 History of Rothley in Alnwick and Northumberland A Vision of Britain through Time Retrieved 10 April 2022 Relationships and changes Rothley Tn CP through time Vision of Britain Retrieved 20 June 2018 a b c Ridley Nancy 1966 Portrait of Northumberland London Robert Hale Hugill Robert 1931 Road Guide to Northumberland and The Border Newcastle upon Tyne England Andrew Reid amp Company Limited Ash Russell 1973 Folklore Myths and Legends of Britain Reader s Digest Association Limited p 351 ISBN 978 0 340 16597 3 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rothley nbsp This Northumberland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rothley Northumberland amp oldid 1137828804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
