Thockrington
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Thockrington is a village in Northumberland
, England
. The village lies about 10 miles (16.1 km) north of Hexham
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Here are buried several members of the ancient family of Shafto, the earliest mention of whom is in 1240. The Shaftos lived at Bavington until the eighteenth century when, as a result of their support of the Jacobite cause in 1715, their estates were confiscated by the Crown, and ultimately sold to a Delaval. The Shaftos had connections with the county of Durham and lived on their Durham estates until 1953, when Mr R. D. Shafto returned to Bavington Hall.
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Northumberland
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, England
England
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. The village lies about 10 miles (16.1 km) north of Hexham
Hexham
Hexham is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located south of the River Tyne, and was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. The three major towns in Tynedale were Hexham, Prudhoe and Haltwhistle, although in terms of population, Prudhoe was...
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Governance
Thockrington is in the parliamentary constituency of HexhamHexham (UK Parliament constituency)
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Religious sites
Thockrington church which stands so prominently on a spur of the Great Whin-Sill is one of the oldest churches in the county. The church is dedicated to St Aidan.Here are buried several members of the ancient family of Shafto, the earliest mention of whom is in 1240. The Shaftos lived at Bavington until the eighteenth century when, as a result of their support of the Jacobite cause in 1715, their estates were confiscated by the Crown, and ultimately sold to a Delaval. The Shaftos had connections with the county of Durham and lived on their Durham estates until 1953, when Mr R. D. Shafto returned to Bavington Hall.
Landmarks
A little over a mile south-west of the village are the ruins of Little Swinburne Tower, a fifteenth century pele towerPeel tower
Peel towers are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger...
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Notable people
- Lord Beveridge, founder of the modern welfare state is buried in the churchyard
External links
- GENUKI (Accessed: 19 November 2008)