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| Heaven Fields | Heaven Fields | Mr Elliott | 64 Chains S.E. | A number of Enclosures consisting | ||
| Site of Battle between | Heaven Fields | Mr Wilson | of Brunton House | of Pasture and arable land, and | ||
| Oswald King of Northumbria | Heaven Fields | Revd Mr Lee | is named from the great victory | |||
| and the British King | Heavenfield | Dr Bruce's Work on the | won by King Oswald in support | |||
| Cadwalla A.D 635. | Roman Wall | of Christianity over the army of the | ||||
| Heavenfield | Wright's History | British King Cadwallo in the | ||||
| "The place is shown to this day, and held in much Veneration where Oswald | year 635 |
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| (AD 635) being about to engage with the ferocious British King Cadwalla | of Bede: all the Heaven Fields | |||||
| erected the sign of the holy Cross, and on his knees prayed to God that he would | except one (are situated north of the | |||||
| assist his worshippers in their great distress. And accordingly advancing | Turnpike) and this is called Moulds Close | |||||
| towards the enemy with the first dawn of day they obtained the |
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| their faith deserved. The place in the English tongue is called Hefenfeld, or | ||||||
| the Heavenly Field. The same place is near the Wall with which the Romans | ||||||
| formerly inclosed the island from sea to sea. Hither also the Brothers of the | ||||||
| Church of Hagulstad (Hexham) which is not far from thence (it is in the | ||||||
| Valley directly below) repair yearly on the day before that on which King Oswald | ||||||
| was afterwards slain to watch there for the health of his soul, and since | ||||||
| that good custom has spread they have lately built and consecrated a Church | ||||||
| there which has attached additional Sanctity and honour to that place" | ||||||
| Bedes Ecclesiastical Histy | ||||||
| "There is a fame that Oswald won the Batelle at Halydene a 2 Myles Est from | ||||||
| S Oswaldes Asche. And that Haliden is it that Bede caullith Havenfeld | ||||||
| and men thereaboute yet finde smaule Wod Crossis in the Grounde" | ||||||
| Leland Itin. Vol 7 p 61[*] | ||||||
| Thomas Jordan 2nd Corpl REngrs | ||||||
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Transcribed by JW and DW
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