282 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



Llaigikn (m), one of the manours of the barony of Morpeth, of 

 which it was held by John de PleJ/is, i K. Ed-ward I fn), a bene- 

 factor to the priory of New-minjler'(o). It paid annually for cor- 

 nage, on the feaft of St. C-uthbert, in September, i j. i d.L. It 

 was the feat and manour of Matthew White, Efq; high fheriff of 

 Northumberland, 1720, who built a handfome houfe, to which his 

 fon, the late Sir Matthew White, made fome additions and orna- 

 ments. Pie was high fheriff of Northumberland, 1756, and in that 

 year received the honour of knighthood, and was created a Ba- 

 ronet. It is now in the poIFeflion of his nephew, Sir Matthew 

 White Rullcr, Bart. 



The pott-road crofles the river Blyth, by a {lone-bridge of one 

 arch, and brings us to 



Stannington, an antient villa, another of the manours of the 

 Barony of Morpeth. In the old rolls of the Barony, it flands di- 

 ilinguifhed under the name of Cootts-land. It paid annually for 

 cornage i s. i d. .', on St. Cuthbert's day, in September. The 

 church flands on the north fide of the village. The third Roger 

 de Merlay, Baron of Morpeth, founded a chantery in it, in honour 

 of the BlefTed Virgin, for one chaplain, to be chofen by the Arch- 

 deacon of Northumberland, for the time being. He gave to it one 



(m) Blakeden. Ret. Cur. Baron de Morpeth. 

 Blaigdon. Efcaet. de anno i Ed. I. 

 Rlagdon. Carta recentiori. 



(n) Pleflys. 

 Pleffes. 

 Pleflet. 



Johannes PleJJes tenet Shotton, Elaigdon, et North-JfitJlet, per quart, partem unius Feod. ret. 

 Feoffamenti. Efcaet. de anno i Ed, I. 



(a) See New-Minfler- Priory. 



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