Coupland, Northumberland Explained

Official Name:Coupland
Country:England
Region:North East England
Shire County:Northumberland
Unitary England:Northumberland
Civil Parish:Ewart
Constituency Westminster:Berwick-upon-Tweed
Post Town:WOOLER
Postcode Area:NE
Postcode District:NE71
Dial Code:01668
Os Grid Reference:NT937312
Coordinates:55.575°N -2.101°W
Static Image Name:Coupland Castle.jpg
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:Coupland Castle

Coupland is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ewart, in Northumberland, England. It is on the north bank of the River Glen about 4miles to the northwest of Wooler. In 1951 the parish had a population of 216.[1]

Governance

Coupland is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Coupland was formerly a township in the parish of Kirknewton,[2] from 1866 Coupland was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Ewart and Kirknewton.[3]

Landmarks

Coupland Castle is situated in the village and is a Grade I listed building.[4] It is a tower house rather than a castle, and was probably built at the end of the 16th century. The tower has three storeys with an attic on top and a small projecting tower carried up the south wall.[4]

A date stone over a fireplace in the tower engraved GW 1615 MW is thought to represent George and Mary Wallis, owners at that date.[5] The building has been added to over the years and was restored in the 19th century, and in 1820 was extended when a three-bayed two-storied house was built adjoining the tower.[5] [6]

In 2020 the castle was put up for sale.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Coupland Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 15 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Descriptive gazetteer entry for Coupland. A Vision of Britain through Time. 21 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Relationships and changes Coupland Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 15 January 2022.
  4. http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N2018 Keys to the Past
  5. http://www.sine.ncl.ac.uk/view_structure_information.asp?struct_id=75 Structures of the North East
  6. Book: Fry , Plantagenet Somerset . Plantagenet Somerset Fry

    . Plantagenet Somerset Fry . The David & Charles Book of Castles . David & Charles . 1980 . 0-7153-7976-3.