Wreighburn House Hospital (Thropton)
[Marginal] Hospital at Thropton. (1)
The hospital of St James was also called Rothbury or Thropton Hospital; its site is now called Wreighburn. In the taxation of 1296, the master of the hospital was assessed at £3.10.10. The rector of Rothbury at this time was James of Spain; he was presented in 1283. The hospital may have received its dedication as a compliment to him, in which case it must have been founded not earlier than 1283. In 1495, Robert Mauntell, chaplain, was presented to the chapels or chantries called St James' Spitell in the parish of Rothbury and St John's Spitell in the parish of Warkworth by the King. In 1537 they were conveyed to Henry VIII. In 1569 two chapels in the barony of Rothbury were granted to Nicholas Forster. One of these must have been Rothbury Hospital and the other a chapel which belonged to it. Anthony Radcliffe was of Thropton Hospital in 1615. In 1852 it was eventually sold to William Hawthorn, who rebuilt the house and called it Wreighburn. Parts of the 18th century house are incorporated in the present building but there are no remains of the medieval hospital except a stone on which a cross is incised which is preserved in the garden. (2)
The freestone block has a finely cut circular cross inscribed. The slab measures 2 feet high and 17 inches wide, the diameter of the cross being 10 inches. The hospital may have been a Hospitium of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem. (3)
[NU 03120197] Wreighburn House. (4)
Thropton. Hospital of unknown type. Dependent upon Hulne Priory (?). Dedicated to St James. Founded prior to 1283. Dissolved prior to 1569. (5)
Lesser Hospital/Hospice. [Typed as scanty or no remains]. (6)
Wreighburn House is situated upon a small south-west facing slope above the banks of the Wreigh Burn near its confluence with the Coquet, which flows to the south. Mrs Hughes, owner of the land, confirmed that Wreighburn House stands on the site of the hospital, and that no remains of it are now to be seen. The present structure is all modern, though built and added to at several periods.
The cross-inscribed stone stands against the north wall of the house west of the front door. It measures 0.7m x 0.4m x 0.2m. (7)
Additional souce (8a)
General association with HER 4426. (8)
The hospital of St James was also called Rothbury or Thropton Hospital; its site is now called Wreighburn. In the taxation of 1296, the master of the hospital was assessed at £3.10.10. The rector of Rothbury at this time was James of Spain; he was presented in 1283. The hospital may have received its dedication as a compliment to him, in which case it must have been founded not earlier than 1283. In 1495, Robert Mauntell, chaplain, was presented to the chapels or chantries called St James' Spitell in the parish of Rothbury and St John's Spitell in the parish of Warkworth by the King. In 1537 they were conveyed to Henry VIII. In 1569 two chapels in the barony of Rothbury were granted to Nicholas Forster. One of these must have been Rothbury Hospital and the other a chapel which belonged to it. Anthony Radcliffe was of Thropton Hospital in 1615. In 1852 it was eventually sold to William Hawthorn, who rebuilt the house and called it Wreighburn. Parts of the 18th century house are incorporated in the present building but there are no remains of the medieval hospital except a stone on which a cross is incised which is preserved in the garden. (2)
The freestone block has a finely cut circular cross inscribed. The slab measures 2 feet high and 17 inches wide, the diameter of the cross being 10 inches. The hospital may have been a Hospitium of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem. (3)
[NU 03120197] Wreighburn House. (4)
Thropton. Hospital of unknown type. Dependent upon Hulne Priory (?). Dedicated to St James. Founded prior to 1283. Dissolved prior to 1569. (5)
Lesser Hospital/Hospice. [Typed as scanty or no remains]. (6)
Wreighburn House is situated upon a small south-west facing slope above the banks of the Wreigh Burn near its confluence with the Coquet, which flows to the south. Mrs Hughes, owner of the land, confirmed that Wreighburn House stands on the site of the hospital, and that no remains of it are now to be seen. The present structure is all modern, though built and added to at several periods.
The cross-inscribed stone stands against the north wall of the house west of the front door. It measures 0.7m x 0.4m x 0.2m. (7)
Additional souce (8a)
General association with HER 4426. (8)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1957; A S Phillips
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