Walbottle
Walbottle is a village on the western outskirts of Newcastle. The village name, recorded in 1176 as "Walbotl", is derived from the Old English botl (building) on the Roman Wall. There are a number of Northumbrian villages which are suffixed "-bottle".
Bede, in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People, refers to a royal estate called Ad Murum near the Roman Wall where, in 653 AD, the King of the Middle Angles, Peada, and the King of the East Saxons, Sigeberht, were both baptised into the Christian faith by Bishop Finan, having been persuaded to do so by King Oswy of Northumbria. Historians have identified Ad Murum with Walbottle.
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Walbottle Village February 2011
Walbottle Hall February 2011
Hawthorn Terrace in April 2010
Walbottle Community Orchard July 2010
The Orchard was planted entirely by local people in 1998, and is looked after by the city council's park rangers and local volunteers. The animals featuring on the ornate gates were designed and painted by local schoolchildren. In season, you can pick raspberries, plums, apples or gooseberries, or at any time of year just enjoy the peace and the birdsong.
More information:
Historic Ordnance Survey Map of Walbottle
Durham Mining Museum - Walbottle Colliery
The class of 2 North at Walbottle Grammar School in April 1964
Walbottle Dene Culvert
Flickr user Jax60' s photos of Walbottle
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These photos of Walbottle don't, in fact, show the true village at all.
That lies to the south of the old Co-op building: church, village green, Walbottle Hall (where Lord Armstrong's mother was born).
Thanks, but as I said I was just passing through and would get back to the village proper sometime in the future.
I remember the coronation party on the village green, I was in my first year at school at Walbottle infants though I live 2 miles away at Denton Square. The village green was at the heart of the village.
Greg
Next time you visit make sure you get permission from the owner of Walbottle Hall to take photographs of his home. You've obviously trespassed to take this shot. Also to Anonymous, Walbottle House was the birthplace of Ann Potter, Lord Armstrong's mother, not Walbottle Hall.
My family have lived in Walbottle Village for centuries, starting out on Queen's Row,then Hawthorn Tce.,now Dene Terrace,The Green,Richmond Tce.and Percy Way and these photos are a very good representation of the 'true' village.Just for the record,Norm- it is possible to get this shot of Walbottle Hall without trespassing. Love the website!
Thanks :)
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