Duddo Explained

Static Image Name:Duddo Tower.jpg
Static Image Caption:Duddo Tower
Official Name:Duddo
Coordinates:55.677°N -2.102°W
Os Grid Reference:NT9342
Population:210
Population Ref:(2011 Census)[1]
Civil Parish:Duddo
Unitary England:Northumberland
Lieutenancy England:Northumberland
Region:North East England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:North Northumberland
Post Town:Berwick-upon-Tweed
Postcode District:TD15
Postcode Area:TD
Dial Code:01289
Website:Duddo Community Website

Duddo is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, about southwest of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

History

Duddo Five Stones is a stone circle to the north of the village. It is a Scheduled Monument.

Duddo Tower, south of the village, was built late in the 16th century. It is now a ruin and a Scheduled Monument. It replaced an earlier tower built in 1496.

Churches and school

The Church of England parish church of All Saints is a Gothic Revival building. It is in a Decorated Gothic style and was completed in 1879.

All Saints' church replaced the earlier parish church of St James the Great, which was designed by Ignatius Bonomi in a neo-Norman style and built in 1832. It was later converted into part of the parish school, presumably when All Saints' church was built. The school has since closed and the building is now a private house.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish population 2011. 30 June 2015.