Kirkley, Northumberland

Description
Kirkley, a township in Ponteland parish, Northumberland, on the river Biyth, 6 1/2 miles SSW of Morpeth. It contains the hamlets of Benridge and Cartermoor. Acreage, 1861; population, 141. The manor belonged to the Eures, one of whom was a famous warden of the Marches in the time of Henry VIII., and it passed in the time of James I. to the Ogles. The house contains some interesting portraits and relics, and the park has an obelisk, erected on the centenary of the landing of William III., in commemoration of that event. The following inscription is on the obelisk:- " Vindicatse Libertatis Public£, Anno Centesimo Salntis, MDCCLXXXVIII, Newton Ogle, P." On the N side are the Ogle arms, and on the S the cap of liberty on a stick. Kirkley, a village and a parish in Suffolk. The village stands on the coast, 1 1/2 mile S by W of Lowestoft station on the G.E.R., is suburban to the town of Lowestoft, and commands a fine view of the sea. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Lowestoft. Acreage of the civil parish, 547; population, 4189; of the ecclesiastical, 4223. There are many good lodging-houses, and some of the inhabitants are employed in fishing. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich; gross value, £200. The church, which is a building of flint with stone facings, stands on high ground, serves as a landmark to mariners, has a square tower, and is very ancient; it was restored in 1875, and again in 1885-90. There is a cemetery with two mortuary chapels and also charities which amount to about £170. See also LOWESTOFT.