Hamlets of Featherstone Rowfoot & Kellah
Featherstone township, embracing the small hamlets of Kellah, Rowfoot and Redpath, is pleasantly seated near the South Tyne and has a station on the Alston branch Railway 3 miles south west from Haltwhistle
There Primitive Methodist Chapel near to Lanehead erected in 1863, at a cost of £175, and since enlarged at a further cost of £175 ; it affords about 190 sittings.
Featherstone Castle, the residence of James Hope-Wallace Esq. J.P. Seated in a picturesque valley near the South Tyne, and surrounded by beautifully wooded scenery, consists in part ancient Border tower, built in 1290 by Thomas de Featherstone a member of a family once very powerful in these parts, and who first occupied a strong castle higher up among the hills, but afterwards removed to the site of the present edifice, on a level Called the " Haugh," when the name changed to that of Featherstonhaugh.
Sir Timothy Featherstonhaugh, a devoted Royalist, supported Charles II. at the battle of Worcester, 3rd September, 1651, and thereby lost his estates in 1775 the castle was sold to James Wallace esq. of Carleton Hall, Cumb. attorney-general in 1780, and father of Thomas, 1st Baron Wallace, of Knarsdale, a title which became extinct on his death, 23rd February, 1844 ; the modern portion of the mansion; built in the castellated style, includes a gallery. 60 feet in length; in the grounds is a mausoleum in which are buried Lord Wallace and Lady Jane (Hope) Viscountess Melville, and daughter of John 2nd Earl of Hopetown, who died 9th June, 1829 : in the mausoleum are memorial tablets to these and to James Wallace esq. of Carleton Hall, Cumb. died at Exeter. Nov. 10th, 1783; Elizabeth, his wife, died 18th April, 1811, and Elizabeth, their daughter, died at Clifton, near Bristol, in 1792.
A ballad, composed by Surtees on the death of Sir Albany Featherstonhaugh who was killed in a border feud at Greensilhaugh, about a mile from the castle, on the 24th October, 1530, by his neighbours, Blenkinsopp of Blenkinsopp and Ridley of Unthank, was included by Sir Walter Scott in the " Border Minstrelsy."
Divine Service is conducted in the school room every alternate Sunday, at 2.30 p.m. and every Sunday evening at 6.30. The coal in Featherstone Royalty is worked by the Coanwood Coal Co.
Henry Turner, butler of Featherstone Castle, left the sum of £100 for the poor of Featherstone Castle there being no poor, a scheme was formed by the Charity Commissioners, dated 10th March 1868, whereby the interest, amounting to £3 8s. 4d. should be applied to educational purposes, and this sum is now assigned by the managers of the school the charity now (1910) consists of £124 4s. 3d. invested in 3 percent. Consols. The Earl of Carlisle is lord of the manor, and James Hope-Wallace esq. is the principal landowner. The area of the township is 2,954 acres of land and 50 of water; rateable value, £3,117; the population in 1901 was 267
Rowfoot is also a small hamlet in this township, near the Featherstone Castle on the oppsite side of the river south tyne
Commercial
Armstrong Wm. farmer, Hillis close
Birkett Miles, farmer, Watch trees
Dickinson George. head woodman. Bridge end
Hutchinson Jane (Miss), dress maker, Rowfoot
Kennedy John, cartman, Bridge end
Mitcheson Thomas, farmer,Moss house
Parson Stephen, estate mason, Hall Bank head
Patterson Elizabeth (Mrs.), Wallace Arms P.H. Rowfoot
Richardson Matthew &; John Richard Robert, High Burnfoot
Riches Charles, gamekeeper to James Hope-Wallace esq
Ridley John Nixon, farmer, Rowfoot ,
Ridley Thomas, mole catcher, Hurse close
Tweddle Jn. James. farmer. Low Burnfoot
Watson John & Thomas,farmers, High Rowfoot
Waugh Matthew & Thomas, farmers, Wydon Eals
Letters from Haltwhistle by foot post, arrive at 9-30 a.m. Haltwhistle is also the nearest money order & telegraph office
Public Elementary School (mixed), erected in 1875, for 190 children; average attendance, 40; John H. Allison, master; J. M. Clark, Bank house, correspondent
Railway Station, John Sharp, station master
Kellah is a small hamlet in this township, about 2 miles west of Featherstone station, on the north side of the South Tyne. Here is a Wesleyan chapel, erected in 1864, at a cost of £60. (how a house)
Hope-Wallace James J.P. Featherstone castle
Commercial
Batey William, farmer ,
Bell Adam, farmer. Peat gate
Grant James, farmer
Hewitson Thomas, farmer, Maiden Way
Teasdale Thomas & William, farmers & landowners
Grant James, farmer
Hewitson Thomas, farmer,Maiden Way
Teasdale Thomas & William, farmers & landowners
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