Whittingham Church of St Bartholomew

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

Lower parts of the tower and the west end of the nave, are of Anglo-Saxon date. Much of the rest of the church are of C12 to C13 date. The chancel was however rebuilt in about 1725 and altered in 1840, when the upper part of the tower was demolished and replaced. Although heavily restored Brooke considers that this church was defensible.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Ecclesiastical site.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.

This site is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 236210)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NU06611193

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

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Good for general location

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Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 5291

County Sites and Monuments Record number; N3249

Web site links
- http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N3249
Books
- Brooke, C.J., 2000, Safe Sanctuaries (Edinburgh; John Donald) p109-11
  Dodds, Madeleine Hope (ed), 1935, Northumberland County History (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Vol14 p493-8
  Dixon, D.D. 1895. Whittingham Vale (Newcastle) p164-220
  Hodgson, J.C., 1828, History of Northumberland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) pt3 Vol2 p210
Journal Articles
- Honeyman, H.L., 1935, Archaeologia Aeliana (ser4) Vol12 p177-82
  Hodges, C.C., 1928, Archaeologia Aeliana (ser4) Vol5 p81-6

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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