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| Grindon | Grindon | Revd W. C. King, Vicar | On Sheet | A large farm house two stories high | ||
| Grindon | Mr Ebenezer Black | 6.14 | having out-offices and a number | |||
| Mr Jas A. Black | of cottages attached. Also a garden | |||||
| and a large farm of arable land, | ||||||
| possessed by Messrs E. and J. A. Black; | ||||||
| and is the property of Chas Wm Orde Esqrr. | ||||||
| It is mentioned in "Hutchinson’s History | ||||||
| of Durham 1823, Vol 3, Ps 504 & 505; In the | ||||||
| 5th of Queen Mary 1558 the Scots were | ||||||
| defeated at Grindon by forces led by | ||||||
| Sir Thos percy, Sixth Earl of Northumberland | ||||||
| and Sir Henry Percy; the place is marked | ||||||
| by several rude stones or pillars". It is | ||||||
| traditionally supposed that the | ||||||
| conflict above alluded to was fought | ||||||
| in a field called "Battle Moor" situated | ||||||
| a little to the north-east of the present | ||||||
| farm house. | ||||||
| John Callanan 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers |
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