Parson’s Tower
Parson’s Tower is a ruins in Ford, Northumberland, England. Parson’s Tower is situated nearby to St. Michael’s Church, as well as near Ford Castle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ford Castle and Lady Waterford Hall.
Ford Castle
Castle
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ford Castle is a Grade I listed building situated at a shallow crossing point on the River Till, Ford, Northumberland, England. Ford Castle is situated 440 feet northeast of Parson’s Tower.
Lady Waterford Hall
Museum
Lady Waterford Hall is the former village school of the estate village of Ford, Northumberland. It is now used as the village hall and is a Grade II* listed building. Lady Waterford Hall is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Parson’s Tower.
Hugh Joicey Church of England First School, Ford
School
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hugh Joicey Church of England First School, Ford is situated 1,300 feet east of Parson’s Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ford and Etal and Etal.
Ford and Etal
Ford and Etal are neighbouring villages in Northumberland, which together with Crookham have a population of 500. They're separate villages around their own castle, but "Ford and Etal" is the name of the landholding estate.
Etal
Village
Etal is a small village in the far north of the county of Northumberland, England, in the civil parish of Ford. It lies on a bridging point of the River Till ten miles south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and includes the substantial ruins of the medieval Etal Castle, now owned by English Heritage. Etal is situated 1½ miles northwest of Parson’s Tower.
Crookham
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crookham is a village on the River Till in Northumberland, in England. It is situated approximately 8 km to the east of Coldstream and 14 km northwest of Wooler. Crookham is situated 2 miles west of Parson’s Tower.
Parson’s Tower
- Type: Ruins
- Also known as: “Parson’s Pele”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ford, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.63034° or 55° 37′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.09072° or 2° 5′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C7VJWJ5+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 1076395886OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Michael’s Church and Ford Bridge.
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