Hartburn, Northumberland

Hartburn is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated approximately 10 km (6 miles) to the west of Morpeth.

The village church is the Parish Church of St. Andrew, a Grade I listed building, Norman architecture with some medieval alterations. Marks carved into the door post by the Knights Templar, who may have used the church in the 13th Century, are still visible.

To the north of the village lies Hartburn Glebe, an area of woodland alongside the river Hart Burn currently in the care of the Woodland Trust [http://www.wt-woods.org.uk/HartburnGlebe] . A grotto, also known as Hartburn Glebe, was constructed by an 18th Century Vicar of Hartburn (Dr. John Sharpe) as a changing area for ladies wishing to bathe in the river. Dr John Sharpe also built the crenellated Tower House, that overlooks Hartburn Glebe. It was built as a village school, accommodation for the schoolmaster, and as a stable for the Parish hearse in 1756. The North face of the house is built in an 18th century Gothick style whilst the South face, with its stairs up the outside resembles a large Northumbrian bastle house. The Vicarage in Hartburn, is at heart a Northumbrian pele tower with later additions including an 18th century library wing added by Dr John Sharpe.

References

* [http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N13364 Keys to the past, Hartburn]
* [http://www.thenmc.org.uk/pages/guide/index.php?v=4&s=2&id=101 NMC Guide]
* [http://www.peterloud.co.uk/photos/Northumberland/Hartburn.html Panoramic photographs of the church interior & photographs of its stained glass windows by Peter Loud]