Bitchfield Tower
Bitchfield Tower or West Bitchfield Tower is a medieval pele tower near Belsay, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The three storied battlemented tower was built in the 15th century by the Middleton family who sold it to the Harbottles in 1502.Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Hadrianus1959, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: house in Belsay, Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “West Bitchfield” and “West Bitchfield Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belsay Castle and Belsay Hall.
Belsay Castle
Photo: Brian Norman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belsay Castle is a 14th-century medieval castle situated at Belsay, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Monument and a Grade I listed building. The main structure, a substantial three-storey rectangular pele tower with rounded turrets and battlements, was constructed about 1370, and was the home of the Middleton family. Belsay Castle is situated 1 mile north of Bitchfield Tower.
Belsay Hall
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Belsay Hall is a Regency style country house located at Belsay, Northumberland. It is regarded as the first British country house to be built entirely in the new Greek Revival style. Belsay Hall is situated 1 mile north of Bitchfield Tower.
Church of Holy Saviour
Church
Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Holy Saviour is situated 2 miles southeast of Bitchfield Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belsay and Ogle.
Belsay
Village
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Belsay is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The village is about 5 miles from Ponteland on the A696, which links the village with Newcastle upon Tyne and Jedburgh.
Ogle
Village
Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ogle is a village in and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whalton, Northumberland, England, north-west of Ponteland and south-west of Morpeth. Ogle is situated 3 miles east of Bitchfield Tower.
Stamfordham
Village
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Stamfordham is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 1,047, rising to 1,185 at the 2011 Census. Stamfordham is situated 3 miles south of Bitchfield Tower.
Bitchfield Tower
- Categories: peel tower and house
- Location: Belsay, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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