Longframlington
Coordinates: 55°17′54″N 1°47′20″W / 55.2984°N 1.7889°W
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 The Granby Inn, Longframlington |
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 Longframlington
Longframlington shown within Northumberland |
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| Population | 979 (2001 census)[1] |
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| 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 |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
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 2011 it will take place in the Memorial Hall and St. Mary's Church on 24–27 August.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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.
[edit] People from Longframlington
- Allen Alder - British glass industrialist, managing partner of the Sunderland-based glass firm Hartley Wood & Sons, former Whitburn Cricket Club captain, and veteran of the British Army in India during World War II.
[edit] References
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics
- ^ Hugill, Robert (1931). Road Guide to Northumberland and The Border. Newcastle upon Tyne, England: Andrew Reid & Company, Limited.
- ^ St Mary the Virgin Retrieved 17 November 2008
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- The Swarland Chronicles: Independent Online Magazine
- GENUKI (Accessed: 17 November 2008)
- Northumberland Communities (Accessed: 17 November 2008)
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