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Human settlement in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nesbit is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Doddington, Northumberland, England. It was once the site of a medieval village. In maps published during the 17th to 19th centuries, the name of the settlement was variously spelled Nesbet, Nesbitt or Nesbit. In 1951 the parish had a population of 143.[1]
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Lodge near Fenton | |
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Nesbit is near the confluence of the Glen and Till rivers and the hypothesized location of one of King Arthur's battles against invading Anglo-Saxons.[2] Latin documentation dating to 1242 lists "Dodington cum Nesebit membro suo" (Doddington with its member Nesbit) as among the holdings of Baron William de Vesci.
In 1346, Edward III granted land at Nesbit to Thomas Grey (or Gray) of Heaton after the rebellion of the previous holder, John de Trollope.[3] Documents note the existence in 1415 of a defensive tower at Nesbit belonging to his grandson, Thomas Grey. However, in a 1541 survey[4] it was observed that:
During the 19th century, the township was productive farmland supporting a small community of workers. An 1855 survey of Northumberland[5] reports as follows.
Nesbit was formerly a township in Doddington parish,[6] from 1866 Nesbit was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Doddington.[7]
Today, Nesbit is the site of a sheep farm with no visible trace of the medieval tower or village.
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