16 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



Lelkjier-CdJile, the feat of a younger branch of the Blenkenfopps, 

 of Bknkenfopp-Ctifile ; of Thomas de Blenkenfopp, 6 K. Edward VI. (d) ; 

 of George de Blenkcnfopp, 10 Q^Elizabeth (e). It now belongs, with 

 its demefnes, to George Blenkenfopp Coulfon, of Jefmont, Efq; and the 

 manour \.o Robert Ellifon, of Park-houfe, in the biflioprick of Durham, 

 Tfq. The caftle fiands on an artificial mount, and had a park 

 belonging to it. 



The river Tyne makes a flexure under a hanging wood near 

 this place, and a little higher up is croffed by a ftone-bridge of 

 one bold arch, founded on a rock at each end, called Fetherfione- 

 bridge ; near half a mile above which is 



FethcrJlon-Caftle, the feat of the antient family of the Fetheijlon- 

 hanghs ; of Thomas de Fetherjlanhaugh, I K. Edward I. (f), and 2 

 K. Ed-ward II. (g) ; of Alexander de Fetherftonhaugh, 39 K. Ed-ward 

 III. (h) j of Thomas de Fetherftonhaugh^ 42 of the fame reign (ij ; of 



Sir 



(fl) B;). Xicholfons Border-Laws, p. 240. 



(e ) Georgtus Blenkenfepp fuit feifitus de ct in Bellffler, Over-Warden, Barne-Houfes, Park, 

 Lin-jheels^ Dodlawooil^ cum turris in Haltwefd. Efcaet. de Anno 10 Eliz. 



(f) Thomas de Fethirftonbaugh tenet Fctberftonhaugk per Dimid. Marc. Baron de Tynedalc, 



Efcaet. de Anno i Edvardi I. 



(g) Efcaet. de Anno 2 Edvardi II. No. 78. 



(h) Alexander de Fethtrjlunhaugb tenet villam de Fetherftonbaugh de manerio de Langky per 

 homagium et fervicium 2 s. yd. et feilam curiae de Langhy ; et valet per annum, 10 Marc. 



Inquifit. ex bundello Efcaetr. turri Lmdinenfi, No. 17. capta apud Novum Caftrum 

 fuper Tynam, Die Veneris proxime poft feftum Sanfti Petri in cathedra, 39 Ed- 

 vardi III. coram Jt^illielmo de Rygate, Efcaet. Dom. Reg. in Comit. Nortkumbr. 



(i) Thomas, haeres Altxandri, de Fetherftonbaugb, tenet manerium de Fetherftonhaugh, de 

 manerio de Langley, pro homagio et fidelitate, et pro fcrvicio reddend. per annum 205. icrf. 



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