St John the Baptist, Edlingham
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St. John the Baptist Church is a Mediaeval (11th century) Church in Edlingham
, Alnwick
, Northumberland
, England
. The church is mostly 11th century, however the remarkable defensible tower is a 14th-century addition. The church is several metres away from Edlingham Castle
, a 13th-century castle with 16th-century battlements and defences.
Edlingham
Edlingham is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland in the north of England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 196. The road to Alnwick passes close by the village and the town of Rothbury is about away....
, Alnwick
Alnwick
Alnwick is a small market town in north Northumberland, England. The town's population was just over 8000 at the time of the 2001 census and Alnwick's district population was 31,029....
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The church is mostly 11th century, however the remarkable defensible tower is a 14th-century addition. The church is several metres away from Edlingham Castle
Edlingham Castle
Edlingham Castle is a small castle ruin, having Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I listed building status, in the care of English Heritage, in a valley to the west of Alnwick, Northumberland, England...
, a 13th-century castle with 16th-century battlements and defences.
See also
- EdlinghamEdlinghamEdlingham is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland in the north of England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 196. The road to Alnwick passes close by the village and the town of Rothbury is about away....
- Edlingham CastleEdlingham CastleEdlingham Castle is a small castle ruin, having Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I listed building status, in the care of English Heritage, in a valley to the west of Alnwick, Northumberland, England...
- HMS EdlinghamHMS EdlinghamHMS Edlingham was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers.Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Edlingham in Northumberland.-References:...
, a Ham class minesweeperHam class minesweeperThe Ham class was a class of inshore minesweepers , known as the Type 1, of the British Royal Navy. The class was designed to operate in the shallow water of rivers and estuaries. It took its name from the fact that all the ship names were British place names ending in -"ham"...
, named after the village.