Historic houses · Scottish Lowlands
The Court House
The Court House — house in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Morpeth · 0.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
The Court House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK". Coordinates: 55.1651°, -1.6854°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Morpeth Court is a former judicial structure on Castle Bank, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The structure, which used to be the entrance block for a prison as well as the main courthouse for the area, is a Grade II* listed building.
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Background
History
The original custodial facility for the area was Morpeth Castle which was used for incarcerating criminals from at least the early 16th century. When this arrangement became inadequate, the local lord of the manor, Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, made a site on Bridge Street available and a new prison opened there on 30 November 1704. The Bridge Street Prison was refurbished in 1774 but, by the early 19th century, it was also inadequate and it was converted into a private house. The proposed layout for the site on Castle Bank involved an octagonal outer wall, a rectangular prison building at the centre of the site and an entrance block at the front breaking the outer wall at that…
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- Coordinates
- 55.1651, -1.6854
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Morpeth
- Postcode
- NE61 1YJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Established
- 1828
- Nearest railway station
- Morpeth — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.northumberlandescaperooms.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17546908 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Morpeth Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Morpeth court building - geograph.org.uk - 1437848.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Court House?
- The Court House is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE61 1YJ), in the parish of Morpeth.
- What is The Court House?
- The Court House — house in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK.
- How do I get to The Court House?
- The nearest railway station is Morpeth, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE61 1YJ.
- When was The Court House built?
- Built or established in 1828.
- Is The Court House a listed building?
- The Court House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is The Court House a protected site?
- Yes — The Court House is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to The Court House?
- The nearest railway station is Morpeth, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE61 1YJ.