Wall Town

 

Walltown was a member of the manor of Henshaw in the liberty of Tynedale.  It was fined as a vill in the Iter of Wark for 1279.  In 1314-15 Walltown was one of twelve towns of South Tynedale to claim exclusion from Wark manor.  The Hearth Tax of 1666 indicated 15 houses remained in the township.  Only four buildings were shown on the Military Road map of 1749.  The settlement has since declined to a single farmstead.  No earthworks seen in the vicinity of the farm

 

1598
Sep 14    Indictment: Roland Foster, f. of Rawe, Co. Cumberland, yeoman. David Grayme of Caxton Gill, Co. Cumberland, yeoman. John Foster of Standgarthe, Co. Cumberland, yeoman; Wallerby Grayme of Standgarthe, Co. Cumberland, yeoman.; broke into and burgled the dwelling of Oswold Rydley of Walltown between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., and stole from him a brown cow worth 40s. and four brown heifers worth 20s. each. [NRO QSI/1, f7v (48)]

 

1894 Kelly's Directory of Northumberland

[Letters to be addressed Greenhead, Carlisle]

Smith Mrs. Burn head

Heatley Elizabeth (Mrs.) & James, farmers, Wall Town farm

Hutton Abraham, farmer, High Tipalt

Kyle Robt. frmr. & landowner, Wall Shields

Moore John, farmer, Cleugh foot

Northumberland Whinstone Co. Lim. (John Lamb, managing director), quarry owners; office, Newcastle-on-Tyne

Robson Henry, farmer & gamekeeper to Edward Joicey esq., Low town

Wilkinson William, farmer, Tipalt frm

Woodman William W. farmer, Chesters