530 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



ley Blacket, Bart, syth Auguft, 1729. Sir Walter was high flieriff 

 of Northumberland, 1732 ; and a representative in parliament for 

 the corporation of Neivcaftle upon Tyne from February 1734, to the 

 prefcnt time. His feat is a modern genteel flru-cture, of white 

 freeflone and hewn work ;. a large garden to the eaft, in which 

 is a pinery ; alfo mrubberies, pieces of water, plantations^ and 

 other ornaments ; a park-like field before it to the fouth, with a 

 gradual flope to the rivulet of Wanfieck, crofted by an elegant 

 (lone-bridge of three arches ; an iilet above it ; the rivulet falling 

 below it in broken murmurs from artificial Hopes of pebbles, 

 forming a ferpentine canal between them for a confiderable fpace, 

 in imitation of nature, beautifully rural. 



From Wallington, a mile and a half to the fouthweft, on the 

 fouthern banks of the Wanjbeck, we have a view of 



Little hark, one of the manours of the barony of Prudhoivl 

 of which it was held by John dc Fenivick, 6 K. Edivard VI (m),. 

 It came afterwards into the pofTeffton of the Aynjleys of Shaftoe 

 (n) -, and is now the feat and lordmip of Gaiven Aynjley, Efcn 

 who was high fheriff of Northumberland, 1749. His feat is built 

 on to an anticnt Tower, well prcferved, with neat apartments 

 m it ; great improvements about it by gardening, plantations^ 

 and enclofures, 



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We have alfb a view from Wallin^ton of 



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Jsbannes Ftnwick de parva Hur!e, fuit feifitus de et in parua Hark, cum certis terris ift 

 Denum, North Mlddhlm, ac de et in certis term in Elaigdou, PLiwick, in villa de Gut*. 



Efcaet. de anno 10 E/iz. 



(n) WiUitlmtu Aynjltj fuit- fei fit us de et in cap^tali.mefluagio de Eaft Shaftoe, et villa de 



iTtfl Shaft*.. Efcact, de anno 10 E/iz. 



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