1838 REVD Mathew Burrell M.A. Vicar of Chatton, letter from BROOME PARK Estate

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1838 REVD Mathew Burrell M.A. Vicar of Chatton, letter from BROOME PARK Estate
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1838 REVD Mathew Burrell M.A. Vicar of Chatton, letter from BROOME PARK Estate
Fine 1838 Posted letter, charged "1"d with ALNWICK undated post mark from Reverend Mathew Burrell, Vicar of Chatton and of Broome Park to William Dickson of Alnwick.
Broome Park, Seat of the Burrell family, lies 5 miles from the Towon of Alnwick.
Bolton Church
The late Rev. Mathew Burrell, vicar of Chatton, restored and enriched the interior of the chancel.
CHATTON PARISH. Chatton parish is bounded on the north by Lowick and Doddington parishes, on the west by Wooler and Eghngharo, on the south hy SJgHngnani and Chillingham, and on the east by Bajnbrough and Belford parishes. t\ is about seven and a half miles in length by the same in breadth, au4 has at: area of of 17,090 acres. Population in 1801, 1185; in 1811, l,378;:in 1821, 1,460; in 183], 1,632; in 1841, 1,725; apd in 1851, 1,765 sojls. It comprises the townships of Chatton, Fowberry, Hazelrig, Hetton,, IJettou House, Horton, Lybam, and Weetwqod, whose returns are included ip HiP^' of the' parish. This district js intersected by the river Till, a rapid stream, which rises southward of the Cheviot Hills, and is fed by various spring from that wild expanse of couutry, as it encompasses it at a considerable distance, till itfallsinto the Tweed, below CorahiU. This river flows through a pleasant valley in the midst of a rude, encircling waste, and its banks are adorned by several villages. In tbe neighbourhood of the Till, the soil is fertile and well cultivated, but th,e east and west portions of the parish are generally sterile and henthy. Coal and limestone are found in this district Chatton, a township and village in the parish of tbe same name, is the property of the Duke of Northumberland, who is also lord of tbo manor. The Village of Chatton is situated near the river Till, four miles east of Wooler. The Church, dedicated to the Holy Cross, is a neat modern edifice, erected in 1763, and tbe parish register commences in 1715. Patron, the Duke of Northumberland;
vicar, the Rev. Matthew Burrell
In March 1814, as the sexton was digging a grave on tbe north side of Chatton Church, he found a stone coffin, containing the remains of a human hody, about ten inches below the surface. It was secured and neatly covered with three stones. The skull was almost perfect, but nearly full of water, and the teeth of the upper jaw were a full set; the thigh bone measured eighteen inches. The earth being carefully examined, one of Robert Bruce's silver pennies was found, as also a steel spur, and several relics of ornamental brass and iron-work, supposed to be the reroaips of the helmet of the warrior who had beet* interred iu the coffin. TJie Rev. Joseph Cook, of Newton Hall, vicar of Chatton, offers the following remarks on the discovery pf this undent stone coffin. "In 1318 Robert Bruce and his adherents had been excommunicated by the Pope for contumacy to the messengers of his holiness, and hanng assaulted and taken the fortress of Berwick, as well as the Castlej of "Wark, Harbottle, and Mitford, and laid waste all the intervening countty, it is probable that the warrior now alluded to, fell at this juncture, and that the ¦vicar of Chatton, on the strength of the above-named anathema, rcfi sed sepulture to his remains in any other part of the consecrated ground, than that of the north side of the church, the place in those times allottc i, I believe, for the unhallowed interment of excommunicated unfortunates." Post Office, Chatton.are despatched at 4-0 p.m. •Robert Tindall, Postmaster. Letters arrive at 2-0 p.m., and Beattie William, mason, Brown Jane, shopkeeper, Rev. Matthew Burrell, vicar
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Fine 1838 Posted letter, charged "1"d with ALNWICK undated post mark from Reverend Mathew Burrell, Vicar of Chatton and of Broome Park to William Dickson of Alnwick.Broome Park, Seat of the Burrell family, lies 5 miles from the Towon of Alnwick.Bolton ChurchThe late Rev. Mathew Burrell, vicar of Chatton, restored and enriched the interior of the chancel.CHATTON PARISH. Chatton parish is bounded on the north by Lowick and Doddington parishes, on the west by Wooler and Eghngharo, on the south hy SJgHngnani and Chillingham, and on the east by Bajnbrough and Belford parishes. t\ is about seven and a half miles in length by the same in breadth, au4 has at: area of of 17,090 acres. Population in 1801, 1185; in 1811, l,378;:in 1821, 1,460; in 183], 1,632; in 1841, 1,725; apd in 1851, 1,765 sojls.
EAN
Does Not apply
Country
England
Family Surname of
Burrell
England County
Northumberland
Subject type
Church & ecclesiastical
City/Town/Village
Broome Park / Alnwick
Document Type
Posted Letter