Knaresdale or Knarsdale

Burnstone and Town green near Slaggyford

KNARESDALE (or Knarsdale) is an extensive parish, and occupies a wild mountainous tract of land at the North-western extremity of the county; it is 1mile north from Slaggyford station on the Alston and Haltwhistle branch of the North Eastern railway, 6 from Alston and 7 south-by-south-west from Haltwhistle, in the Hexham division of the county, west division of Tindale ward, Haltwhistle petty sessional division, union of Haltwhistle and county court district of Alston, rural deanery of Hexham, archdeaconry of Northumberland and diocese of Newcastle. Lintley Bridge, erected in 1832, connects the two parishes of Knaresdale and Kirkhaugh. The church (not dedicated), situated on the west bank of the South Tyne, was erected in 1833, and is supposed to be the third on the present site: it is a building of stone in the Decorated style, and consists of chancel, nave and a western turret containing one bell, dated 1847: in 1892 the church was completely renovated, a new chancel built, new roofs fixed and a great portion of the western side rebuilt and the interior reseated, at a cost of £1,000 in 1906 a new vestry and porch were added at a cost of £250, The communion cup is inscribed " Knarsdale, 1731 :" there are 150 sittings, The register dates from the year 1695, There is a list of the rectors from the first, Hugh de Swinburne, in 1313, to the present time. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £197, including 30 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the Lord Chancellor, and held since 1896 by the Rev. Walter Canrobert Ingledow B,.A.. of Durham University.

Ingledow Rev. Walter Canrobert B.A. (rector), Rectory

John Stothert, Sexton.

The charities consist of Stevenson's of £2 yearly for eight poor widows, distributed at Christmas, and the interest of £20 left by the late George Bell, of Slaggyford, for the poor. Knaresdale Hall, an ancient mansion, near the church, is occupied as a farmhouse.
James Hope Wallace esq. of Featherstone Castle, Haltwhistle who is lord of the manor, John B. Lowes esq.of Allan's Green, Robert Hodgson Horrocks esq. of Salkeld Hall, Cumberland. Joseph William Foley esq. of Kingstown.. Ireland, and Harry Gill esq. are the principal landowners.

The soil on the moors is of a peaty nature, but is very fertile in the valleys; subsoil, limestone. The chief crops are Hay and oats, turnips are also cultivated in small quantities. The area is 150473 acres, of which 12,000 acres, inclosed in 1859. was formerly common land, and 116 water; rateable value, £40476; the population in 1901 was 332.

Green John, Merit hall

Armstrong Margaret (Mrs.), Church Stile P.H

Bell Thomas, stone Waller,

Lonning Bell William farmer. The Hill & Greenhaugh

Elliott Joseph & Simon, farmers, Stone hall

Forster Joseph, farmer & overseer, Merry knowe; Long dyke head & Barnstown head

Henderson Jn. N. shoemaker Knarrburn

Henderson Thomas, farmer, Hole house

Holmes Thomas joiner, Mount Pleasant

Horn John, farmer, Farhouse

Lambert Joseph, farmer & landowner, Barns Town foot

Liddell John Pears, farmer, Pryhead & Hanging Shaw

Moore Thomas, farmer, Softley

Nixon Sarah (Mrs.), farmer, Darkdale

Parker Robert, farmer, Know head

Raine Henry, Robert & Joseph, farmers, Low Thornhope, High Thorn hope & Benks

Ridley Elliott, farmer, Merry knowe

Ridley William. farmer, Knaresdale hall

Ridley William. farmer, Sanders close

Shortridge Francis & Thomas, farmers, Aulis hill

Sowerby John, farmer & landowner, Amos hill, High Luzley

Sowerby Thos. gamekeeper, Side house

Stothart Isabella (Mrs.) farmer Barnes

Stothart Thomas. William farmer Knarr

Teasdale Thomas & Mathew, farmers, Bogg & Parson shield

BURNSTONES is a small hamlet, half a mile west from the church on road to Alston

Stephenson Mrs. Burnstones

Bywell Thomas farmer, Burnstones

Jackson Frank blacksmith Burnstones

Morris Arthur, Burnstones inn

TOWN GREEN is another small hamlet on the Alston and Haltwhistle road, a quarter of a mile south from the church and 7 south-by-west from Haltwhistle. Wall Letter Box cleared at 5.45 p.m. no Sunday collection

Church of England School (mixed), built about 1852, & enlarged, for 100 children; average attendance, 41; & endowed with £9 10shillings. yearly, the rent of 5 acres of land; John Woods, master; Joseph Foster, Merry Knowe, Slaggyford, correspondent

Henderson Joseph shopkeeper. Town green

Ridley Jacob, landowner, Town green

WILLIAMSTONE is a small hamlet, consisting of one farm, on the east side of the river, about 1 miles south from the church and 9 south-by-west from Haltwhistle.
Harry Gill esq. is lord of the manor and sole landowner.

Jackson John, farmer, Williamstone