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Bolam Church of St Andrew

In the civil parish of Belsay.
In the historic county of Northumberland (Modern Authority of Northumberland, 1974 county of Northumberland).

The oldest part of the church of St Andrew at Bolam is the tower, which takes to the Late Saxon period. It differs from others in the Tyne valley in its simplicity, and the fact that the belfry window is not on the top floor, but the one below. The rest of the church is Norman or later. There are a number of C10 or C11 gravemarkers kept in the church. One of the windows contains stained glass which commemorates a bomb which landed in the church without exploding in World War II (1939-45). Brooke writes tower arch was blocked, making tower defensible.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Ecclesiastical site.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Major remains.


This site is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 238536)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NZ09248260

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Good for general location

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 21068

County Sites and Monuments Record number; N10583

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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