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<body> <p> </p> <p align="center"><b><font color="#FF0000" size="6"><span lang="en-gb"> This is a Non Frames Page for those whose browsers do not support frames.   Please use the back arrow to return to the menu page.</span></font></b></p> <p> </p> <table border="1" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="17%" valign="top"> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="cross%20top%20web.gif" width="108" height="108"></p> <font face="Times New Roman" color="#330033" size="1"> <p align="left" style="line-height: 100%"> </p> <p align="left" style="line-height: 100%"></font> <b> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080"><a href="../index.htm" target="_top"> <font color="#000000">HOME PAGE</font></a></font></b></p> <p style="line-height: 100%"><b><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080"> <a href="cowhaugh.htm"><font color="#000000">The Haugh</font></a></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> <br> </font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080"> <a href="bridge.htm" target="main"> <font color="#000000">The Bridge</font></a></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080"> <a href="bridge.htm" target="main"> <font color="#000000"> <br> </font> </a><a href="all_saints.htm"><font color="#000000">Parish Church</font></a></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080"> <a href="parish%20hall.htm" target="main"><font color="#000000"><br> Parish Hall</font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font> <a href="church%20house.htm" target="main"><font color="#000000"><br> Church House</font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"> <br> <br> </font> <a href="market%20cross.htm"> <font color="#000000">Market Cross</font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font> <a href="Donkins%20Lamp.htm" target="main"><font color="#000000"><br> Donkin's Lamp</font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font> <a href="Donkins%20Lamp.htm" target="main"><font color="#000000"><br> </font> </a><a href="URC.htm" target="main"><font color="#000000">U.R.C</font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font> <a href="coquetdale_cottage_hospital.htm" target="main"><font color="#000000"><br> Cottage Hospital</font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font> <a href="rothhouse.htm" target="main"><font color="#000000"><br> Rothbury House</font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font> <a href="high%20street.htm" target="main"><font color="#000000"><br> High Street</font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font> <a href="high%20street.htm" target="main"><font color="#000000"><br> </font> </a><span lang="en-gb"><a target="main" href="jubilee_hall.htm"> <font color="#000000">Jubilee Hall</font></a></span><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font> <a href="jubilee_hall.htm" target="main"><font color="#000000"><br> </font> </a><a href="garage.htm" target="main"><font color="#000000">The Garage</font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font> <a href="armstrong_cottages.htm" target="main"><font color="#000000"><br> Armstrong Cottages</font></a></font></b></p> <p> </td> <td width="83%">  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="89%" id="AutoNumber1"> <tr> <td width="45%"> <p align="center"> </td> <td width="55%"> <p align="center">  </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%" align="center" height="80"> <p align="center"><font color="#000080" face="Times New Roman" size="6"><b>The Heritage Trail</b></font></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" width="75%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111"> </center> <tr> <td width="100%" height="100%" align="center"> <p align="left"> <font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#000080">Rothbury lies near the centre of rural Northumberland, 12 miles from Alnwick, 15 miles from Morpeth and 29 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne. As such it has been a local centre since the 13th century and at various times had a castle, a market and <span lang="en-gb">magistrate's </span>court. It was the administrative centre of the rural district till 1974. <br> <br> It has been noted in history since the 11th century and Rothbury church was of importance around the time of the Norman Conquest. Rectors can be traced back to 1107 and in 1291 King Edward I granted a charter to hold a market  every Thursday and a fair annually. Existing buildings date from the 18th century and the outline of the earlier village can easily be identified.</font><p align="left"> </p> <picture file-href="../photogallery/photo26500/real_p.htm" /> <picture file-href="../photogallery/photo26500/real_x.htm" /> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fpGalleryTable_5678"> <tr /> <td align="center" valign="top" nowrap="" /> <a href="../photogallery/photo3061/High-Street-and-children-c-.jpg" target="_self"> <img border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5" src="../photogallery/photo26500/High-Street-and-children-c-.jpg" width="125" height="75" title="" align="bottom" /></a> <a href="../photogallery/photo3061/Marching%20Band.jpg" target="_self"> <img border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5" src="../photogallery/photo26500/Marching%20Band.jpg" width="120" height="80" title="" align="bottom" /></a> <a href="../photogallery/photo3061/Soulsbys.jpg" target="_self"> <img border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5" src="../photogallery/photo26500/Soulsbys.jpg" width="120" height="80" title="" align="bottom" /></a> <tr /> <td align="center" valign="top" nowrap="" /> <a href="../photogallery/photo3061/thumFront-Street.jpg" target="_self"> <img border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5" src="../photogallery/photo26500/thumFront-Street.jpg" width="125" height="71" title="" align="top" /></a> <a href="../HeritagePhotos/Buses-at-Lees-Garage-c-1930.jpg" target="_self"> <img border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5" src="../photogallery/photo26500/Buses-at-Lees-Garage-c-1930.jpg" width="125" height="71" title="" align="top" /></a> <a href="../HeritagePhotos/AlecatLees2.jpg" target="_self"> <img border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5" src="../photogallery/photo26500/AlecatLees2.jpg" width="120" height="80" title="" align="top" /></a> <a href="../HeritagePhotos/Lees-Garage-inside-c-1918-3.jpg" target="_self"> <img border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5" src="../photogallery/photo26500/Lees-Garage-inside-c-1918-3.jpg" width="120" height="80" title="" align="top" /></a> </table> <p align="left"> <font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#000080"> <br>  </font><p align="left"><font color="#000080"> <font face="Times New Roman" size="4">The name 'Rothbury' is variously derived from the Celtic word 'Rhath' meaning a cleared spot, or from the Saxon warrior 'Hrotha' whose kingdom was hereabouts. Or it may owe its origin to 'Rood' or cross <span lang="en-gb">from the Latinised word, </span> 'Rodeberia', which was its first recorded name. <br> <br> Be that as it may, the spelling was known to change across the years. In 1165 it was 'Roebiri'. In 1196 it was recorded as 'Robiri'. In 1209 'Robire' was mentioned. In 1233 it picked up a 'Y' to become 'Robiry' whilst in 1256 it neared its modern form with 'Roubiry'.<br> <br> This Heritage trail is intended to provide an appreciation of Rothbury and a short introduction to its history. </font><font size="4"> </font> </font> <center> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#000080">Use the menu to go to specific areas or click here to  <a target="main" href="cowhaugh.htm"> <font color="#000080">Start the Heritage Trail</font></a></font></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </center> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <hr> <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000080" size="2"><i><b>Photographs in the Heritage Trail were provided by Michael Hodgson to whom any Copyright in respect of the photographs belongs.</b></i></font></p> <hr> <p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="17%"> </td> <td width="83%"> </td> </tr> </table> </body>