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Elsdon Tower is a medieval tower house converted for use as a Rectory situated at Elsdon, Northumberland. It is a Grade I listed building.[1][2]
The property was first recorded as a Vicars Pele, a pele tower in the occupation of the Rector of Elsdon in 1415.[3]
The tower, originally of four storeys, was reduced in the 17th century to only three with a steeply sloping roof above a castellated parapet[4]
In the early 19th century Archdeacon Singleton built an entrance porch and a two-storey, two-bayed house extension.[2][4]
The house was in use as the Rectory until 1960.[4] It was fully renovated and restored in the 1990s.
There is nearby a medieval Motte and Bailey castle, which was built by Robert de Umfraville and is known as Elsdon Castle.
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- ↑ Keys to the Past Archived 2007-11-17 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 English Heritage, Images of England:Elsdon Tower
- ↑ Gatehouse Gazetteer
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Structures of the North East Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine.
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- GENUKI (Accessed: 27 November 2008)
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