Bolam, Northumberland

Bolam is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Belsay in the county of Northumberland, England. The village is about 20 miles (32 km) north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne, near Bolam West Houses. In 1951 the civil parish had a population of 60.[1] On 1 April 1955 it was merged into Belsay.[2]

Bolam
St Andrew's parish church
Bolam is located in Northumberland
Bolam
Bolam
Location within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNZ095825
Civil parish
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMorpeth
Postcode districtNE61
Dialling code01661
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
WebsiteBelsay Parish Council


History

The Church of England parish church of St Andrew has a late Saxon west tower and is a Grade I listed building.[3]

Shortflatt Tower, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-west of the village, is a late 15th or early 16th century pele tower, with a 17th-century house attached, and is also Grade I listed.[4]

Bolam is the burial place of Robert de Reymes, a wealthy Suffolk merchant, who in 1296 began the building of Aydon Castle, near Corbridge.

Landmarks

Bolam Lake Country Park is next to the village.

Three archaeological sites are nearby: Huckhoe Settlement, an iron Age and Romano-British defended settlement; Slate Hill Settlement, an Iron Age defended settlement; and The Poind and his Man, a Neolithic site.

References
  1. "Population Statistics Bolam Tn/AP/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. "Bolam Tn/AP/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. Historic England (28 April 1969). "Church of St Andrew (1304102)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  4. Historic England (27 August 1952). "Shortflatt Tower (1042821)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 October 2013.

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