Tenantry Column
The Tenantry Column is a monument to the south of Alnwick town centre, in Northumberland, England. It was erected in 1816 by the tenants of Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland in thanks for his reduction of their rents during the post-Napoleonic depression.Photo: Tagishsimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: memorial column in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Percy Tenantry Column”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alnwick Garden and Alnwick railway station.
Alnwick Garden
Garden
Photo: Christine Westerback, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Alnwick Garden is a complex of formal gardens adjacent to Alnwick Castle in the town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. The gardens have a long history under the dukes of Northumberland, but fell into disrepair until revived at the turn of the 21st century. Alnwick Garden is situated 710 feet north of Tenantry Column.
Alnwick railway station
Historic site
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alnwick railway station served the town of Alnwick, in Northumberland, England. It was the terminus of two routes: the Alnwick branch line, which diverged from the East Coast Main Line at Alnmouth, and the Cornhill branch line to Coldstream.
Alnwick Community Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alnwick Community Hospital is a community hospital in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. It is managed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Alnwick Community Hospital is situated 420 feet east of Tenantry Column.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Denwick and Bilton Banks.
Denwick
Village
Photo: Christine Westerback, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denwick is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, located about 1.4 miles north-east of Alnwick.
Bilton Banks
Locality
Bilton Banks was a village in Northumberland adjacent to the coal mines of Shilbottle and Longdyke. It was home to many miners’ families from the late 19th century through the mid 20th century, when the mines were finally closed and the houses condemned and demolished. Bilton Banks is situated 2 miles southeast of Tenantry Column.
Hulne Priory
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hulne Priory, Hulne Friary or Hulne Abbey was a friary founded in 1240 by the Carmelites or 'Whitefriars'. It is said that the Northumberland site, quite close to Alnwick, was chosen for some slight resemblance to Mount Carmel where the order originated. Hulne Priory is situated 2½ miles northwest of Tenantry Column.
Tenantry Column
- Categories: memorial column and historic site
- Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.41088° or 55° 24′ 39″ northLongitude
-1.6992° or 1° 41′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C7WC862+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 23228443OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q7699493
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