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The church Hands half a mile fouth-eafl from the village, 

 the impropriation and advowfon of which were given by the 

 third Ralph Lord Greyjlock to the abbey of Brinkburn, 8 K. Richard 

 \\(c). 



From the hill by the yth mile-Hone, on the right hand we have 

 a fine profpect of 



Warkivorth-CaJlle, antiently the feat and barony of the noble 

 family of the Claverings; their name local from their Barony of 

 Clavering, in EJJex ; by defcent from Roger Fitz-Richard, enfeofFed 

 in the Barony of Warkworth by King Henry II j to whofe fon, Ro- 

 bert, King John granted a weekly market to be kept on Monday 

 at New-town, near Warkworth ; and an annual fair there, to con- 

 tinue for three days ; viz. the Even, and the day of St. Laurence, 

 and the morrow of the faid day; alfo the liberty of free warren 

 in his barony of Warkworth (d). 



yohn de Clavering, Baron of Warkworth and Clawing, was fum- 

 moned to the parliament held at Carllfle, 25 K. Edward I, 1307 ; 

 and to the famous parliament held at Wejlminjter, 23 October, 3 K. 

 Edward III, 1329, which gave the king leave to aflume the go- 



(c ) See Morpetb. 



(d) Robertus filius Rogeri, tenet in capite de domino rege Baroniam de J/TarkwortJi, cum 

 pertinen. per fervic. unius feodi milit. Et Rogerus, filius Ricardi, patris ejus, tenuit per 

 idem fervic. poft tempus Domini Henrici, patris domini regis Jobannis, qui piKJiclum mane- 

 rium cum pertinen. ei dedit in feodo. Et de feodo illo nulla eft alienatio, &c. unde do- 

 minus rex minus habeat de fervicio. Tefta de Nevill. 



Hxres filii Roberti tenet de domino rege in capite villam fuam de Warkivorth, Acklingttm 

 cum Parka, Birling, cum Budleflon fuperior. Membro fuo, et quartam partem de Toggefden, 

 perfervicium unius feodi militis de veteri feofFamento. Efcaet. de anno I Edvardil. 



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