Whittington (Whittington)
Centred NY 987694 Whittington is listed among the deserted medieval villages of Northumberland. (1)
A possible site is visible on aerial photographs. (2)
The area is covered by an irregular series of ground swellings and depressions suggestive of a DMV but cultivation has destroyed any recognisable plan. (3)
The vill of Little Whittington was part of the lordship of Bolam. In the late 13th century there were probably eight tenements. The 1296 Lay Subsidy recorded four taxpayers, and six people were listed in the 1377 Poll Tax.
There are few 16th and 17th century references. It was assessed with Great Whittington in the 1666 Hearth Tax. Armstrong's map of 1769 show four buildings there. Two farmholds and a few cottages remained by the early 19th century, and now only one farmhouse and two cottages survive.
On the south side of the steading the former village perimeter is defined by ridge and furrow. Fragments of banks and areas of stony ground suggest that most of the settlement is beneath the present building and farmyards. (4)
Whittington deserted medieval village. (5)
A possible site is visible on aerial photographs. (2)
The area is covered by an irregular series of ground swellings and depressions suggestive of a DMV but cultivation has destroyed any recognisable plan. (3)
The vill of Little Whittington was part of the lordship of Bolam. In the late 13th century there were probably eight tenements. The 1296 Lay Subsidy recorded four taxpayers, and six people were listed in the 1377 Poll Tax.
There are few 16th and 17th century references. It was assessed with Great Whittington in the 1666 Hearth Tax. Armstrong's map of 1769 show four buildings there. Two farmholds and a few cottages remained by the early 19th century, and now only one farmhouse and two cottages survive.
On the south side of the steading the former village perimeter is defined by ridge and furrow. Fragments of banks and areas of stony ground suggest that most of the settlement is beneath the present building and farmyards. (4)
Whittington deserted medieval village. (5)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1966; R Lewis
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