Where is Kirkharle Hall?

Kirkharle Hall is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.1364°, -1.9795°.

Historic houses · North East England

Kirkharle Hall

Kirkharle Hall in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Kirkharle Hall is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Kirkharle Hall is a remnant of a country house at Kirkharle, Northumberland, England, the former seat of the Loraine family, now much reduced and in use as a farmhouse. The Hall is in the upper reaches of the Wansbeck valley; almost adjacent to the A696 road; 12 miles (19 km) west of Morpeth; and 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Kirkwhelpington.

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Background

History

Kirkharle name was first recorded, as Herle in 1177, and derives either from the Old English "Herela-lea" which means "Herela's Grove" or from the Old English "herg-lea" which means "temple-grove" a place of worship for the pre-Christian Angles. Other early forms included Kyrkeherle (c.1250), Kyrkherll (1346) and Kirkehirle (1428), and derived their name (literally "of Harle") from the village. Following its sale to a local farmer in the early 19th century the Hall was largely demolished. Only one wing was retained which was rebuilt as a farmhouse. It is a Grade II listed building. Nearby stands a memorial stone erected in 1728 to replace an earlier memorial commemorating Robert Loraine who…

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