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Rothley, Northumberland

Rothley
A tall stone built ruined square building. At the top are visible parts of the battlements. In the foreground a grassy slope with scattered stones leading up to the building. In the background white clouds with a small patch of blue sky.
Rothley Castle
Rothley is located in Northumberland
Rothley
Rothley
Rothley shown within Northumberland
Population 160 (2011 census)
OS grid reference NZ044880
Civil parish
  • Rothley
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MORPETH
Postcode district NE61
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Northumberland
55°11′10″N 1°55′55″W / 55.186°N 1.932°W / 55.186; -1.932Coordinates: 55°11′10″N 1°55′55″W / 55.186°N 1.932°W / 55.186; -1.932

Rothley is a civil parish and small settlement in Northumberland, England about 2 miles (3 km) north east of Cambo and about 6 miles (10 km) west of Morpeth.


Rothley is a civil parish in its own right, within the unitary authority of Northumberland. Both parish and unitary authority have responsibility for different aspects of local government. It is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Rothley Castle (55°11′34″N 1°55′58″W / 55.1929°N 1.9328°W / 55.1929; -1.9328 (Rothley Castle)) is an 18th-century gothic folly built to resemble a medieval castle, situated at Rothley. It was designed in 1755 by architect Daniel Garrett for Sir Walter Blackett, owner of Wallington Hall, from where it is visible on the hillside.

Rothley Crags (55°11′33″N 1°56′06″W / 55.1926°N 1.9349°W / 55.1926; -1.9349 (Rothley Crags)), a wild tract of country which was once Sir William Blackett's deer-park. With the mania our ancestors had for ruins, and surely there were enough in Northumberland already without building them, Sir William had some most realistic castellated ruins built on the top of the crags!


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