Easington Grange (The Gatehouse Record)

In the civil parish of Easington.
In the historic county of Northumberland.
Modern Authority of Northumberland.
1974 county of Northumberland.
Medieval County of Northumberland.

OS Map Grid Reference: NU11903582
Latitude 55.61583° Longitude -1.81262°

Easington Grange has been described as a probable Pele Tower.

There are no visible remains.

This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*.

Description

Part of an old tower, possibly dating from 1340, was apparently once incorporated into the farmhouse of Easington Grange, though no trace of such a structure can now be identified. Neither the form nor the date of construction of the tower is known. (PastScape)

Part of an ancient tower was, until recently, incorporated in the farmhouse of Easington Grange (NU 11903582) (Bateson 1893).
No trace survives in the present building (F1 RE 28-OCT-1968).
Easington Grange. Grade II listed building. A probably 16th century house, altered in early 17th century and in 18th century. Walls of front wing are 4ft (1.2m) thick (Listed Building Report). (Northumberland HER)

The Anglian home of the Aesc family is a mile to the south-east of the Grange, which by comparison is quite modern. Very little is known about the place for certain, but it may have been contemporary with the strengthened grange at Fenham – say about 1340 – for it appears to have had an interior 'tower chamber' similar to that installed at Fenham. There is also an Easington Grange Mill a quarter of a mile to its north, so the possibility cannot be ruled out this was another grain production scheme operated by, or on behalf of, the Lindisfarne monks.
The grange was destroyed when a farm was built on the site so we are robbed of material evidence. The farm was bought by the Culley Brothers in 1801. (Dodds 1999)

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Listed Building number(s) 1233785
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 7554.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) N5070.

Books
- Dodds, John F., 1999, Bastions and Belligerents (Newcastle upon Tyne: Keepdate Publishing) p. 61
  Bateson, Edward (ed), 1893, Northumberland County History (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Vol. 1 p. 394 online copy

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