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THE 



ANTIQUITIES 



O F 



NORTHUMBERLAND, &c. 



JOURNEY III. 



From Berwick to Cornhilly by Etall, Wooler^ the Vales of Whit- 

 tingham, -Rothbury^ Witton^ Wallington^ Bolham^ Belfay, 

 and Pont-Eland, to Newcajlle upon 



F 



ROM Berwick we go weflward for fix miles on a good turn- 

 pike-road to the pleafant villa of 



Norham, i. e. the North Hamlet, the antient Ubbanford (a), which 

 was built by Egfrid, Bifhop of Lindisfarn, A. D. 830 ; and gives its 

 name to a large tra<5t of country called Norham/hire. Egfrid built 

 a noble church in it, to which he removed the royal remains of 

 Ceolwulffrom Lindisfarn, the firft of our princes who retired from 

 a throne to a monaftery. He gave the impropriation and advow-. 

 fon of it, and the whole villa, alfo the village of ShorefwQod, 



(a) Northam. Rog. Hoveden. 

 Camden's Brit. p. 862. 



and 



