Warden, Northumberland

Coordinates: 54°59′35″N 2°08′02″W / 54.993°N 2.134°W / 54.993; -2.134
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Warden
Warden is located in Northumberland
Warden
Warden
Location within Northumberland
Population603 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY915665
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHEXHAM
Postcode districtNE46
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54°59′35″N 2°08′02″W / 54.993°N 2.134°W / 54.993; -2.134

Warden is a village in Northumberland, England about 2 miles (3 km) west of Hexham.

The

motte, now tree covered, and higher still are the earthworks of a prehistoric fort.[2] The church boasts one of the slender Anglo-Danish towers which are a feature of the Tyne valley. The churchyard appears oval in shape, which reinforces the notion of the great age of these Tyne parish centres. A carved stone stands close to the tower, but nothing more is claimed for it than being a "market cross". As, however, there is no record of a market here, inherently unlikely because of the proximity of Hexham market, a better case for its origin may be as one of the boundary crosses marking the sanctuary limits or "frith" of St Wilfrid's church at Hexham. The socket of one such cross survived near the road at Acomb.[3]

From Warden one can see eastwards among the trees which rise on the northern slope of the valley the spire of the Church of St John Lee on high ground at Acomb. It commemorates the hermitage of St John of Beverley, sometime bishop of Hexham (689-705). The present church is no older than 1818-85.[3]

From High Warden, on the hillside, a path leads to a large fortified British camp crowning the hill, which gives a fine outlook over the surrounding country.[4]

Governance

Warden is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.

Economy

Warden is situated on a triangle of land between the two Tynes. It had a water mill on the North Tyne and a paper mill on the South Tyne, which started in 1763 and still exists. A century ago a visitor described how the rags were converted into beautiful white paper. The mill employed 63 hands.[2]

Religious sites

St Michael's Church

The church at Warden is dedicated to

Chesters Roman Fort. Transepts were added in the thirteenth century making the church cruciform in shape. There were alterations in the eighteenth century, and the chancel was rebuilt in 1889. In the chancel is a Norman grave-cover that is the best of its kind in the county. Its shape and tile decoration symbolise a house of the dead.[2][4]
There are a number of incised grave covers in the porch, and a Roman altar that has been carved with Saxon knot-work. It has been split and reversed, possibly "to empty out the devils". An 18th century horsing-stool stands at the church-gate.[2] [4] Three of the bells in the church were cast in 1878 by the Newcastle firm of Cox and Sons.[5]

There is also a Methodist church built in 1851. In appearance it resembles a barn rather than an ecclesiastical edifice.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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  4. ^ a b c Hugill, Robert (1931). Road Guide to Northumberland and The Border. Newcastle upon Tyne, England: Andrew Reid & Company, Limited.
  5. ISBN 0-7524-4071-3
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External links

  • GENUKI (Accessed: 28 November 2008)
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