A Brief History

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Minutes  Jan 2010

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The parish of Cartington lies in central Northumberland and is almost entirely made up of high moorland. It stretches from the heights of Mount Pleasant in the east, across Cartington Hill, to the Black Burn in the west.

Several streams flow though the parish to join the River Coquet, one of the deepest valleys being created by the Debdon Burn which provided hydroelectric power to Lord Armstrong’s Cragside.

The name Cartington is Scandinavian in origin and derives from ‘Kiartan’s hill’ or ‘homestead of Kiartan’s people.’

The parish lies in the valley of the River Coquet and was formerly part of the Middle March on the English side of the Border until the union of the crowns of England and Scotland in 1603; it lies in the heart of the border country.

The parish is as sparsely populated today, as it ever was, but the moorland is rich in upstanding remains, from Bronze Age burials and settlements to a medieval castle and village, suggesting that the area has been continuously populated since prehistoric times.

A large portion of the parish lies under forestry plantations and the wooded parkland of Cragside which in themselves may hide further archaeological sites.

Chairman
Ian Armstrong

Clerk
Ann Winter

Ian Fletcher
Graham Duff
Chris Macey

Meeting Dates
Mon 26th July,
Mon 25th October, Mon 24th Jan 2011 Mon 25th April 2011

Jubilee Hall, Rothbury
7.00 pm