National Gazetteer (1868) - Ulgham
"ULGHAM, a chapelry in the parish of Morpeth, in the E. division of
Morpeth ward, county Northumberland, 5½ miles N.E. of Morpeth, its post
town, and 2 S. of the Widdrington railway station. It is situated on the
Line Water, and is formed of the three townships of Ulgham, Ulgham Grange,
and Stobswood. In the centre of the village is the ancient market-cress.
The living is a perpetual curacy annexed to the rectory of Morpeth, in the
diocese of Durham. The church, dedicated to St. John, has been recently
re-erected, at the expense of the rector. There is an endowed parochial
school. The Earl of Carlisle is lord of the manor."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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