Ilderton is a small village in
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land ...
, England. It is located on the edge of the
Northumberland National Park
Northumberland National Park is the northernmost national park in England. It covers an area of more than between the Scottish border in the north to just south of Hadrian's Wall, and it is one of least visited of the National Parks. The park ...
, between
Lilburn, Northumberland in the east and
Hedgehope Hill in the west.
The place-name 'Ilderton' is first attested in Charter Rolls of circa 1125 as ''Ildretona'', and as ''Hildreton'' during the reign of
Henry II. The name means '
elder town or settlement', the word 'elder' referring to the tree of that name.
Landmarks
The parish church of St Michael retains a thirteenth-century tower. In the churchyard at its western edge is the stone-built Roddam Mausoleum, which is tunnel-vaulted inside. Dating from 1795, it contains the tomb of Admiral
Robert Roddam
Robert Roddam (1719 – 31 March 1808) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, and the American War of Independence. He survived to see the French Revolutionary and N ...
.
Nikolaus Pevsner
Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, ''The Buildings of England'' (1 ...
, ''The Buildings of England: Northumberland'', p.356.
The area is noted for its large number of
earthworks and remains of
prehistoric settlements, for example
the stone circle in Threestoneburn Wood to the west.
Vision of Britain
References
External links
GENUKI(Accessed: 19 November 2008)
Villages in Northumberland
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