Bolam, Northumberland
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 St Andrew's parish church |
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 Bolam
Bolam shown within Northumberland |
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| OS grid reference | NZ095825 |
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| District | Castle Morpeth |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Morpeth |
| Postcode district | NE61 |
| Dialling code | 01661 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Hexham |
| Website | Belsay Parish Council |
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Bolam is a village in the civil parish of Belsay in Northumberland, England. The village is about 20 miles (32 km) north-west of Newcastle, near Bolam West Houses.
History
The Church of England parish church of St Andrew has a late Saxon west tower and is a Grade I listed building.[1]
Shortflatt Tower, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-west of the village, is a late 15th or early 16th century pele tower, with a 17th-century house attached, and is also Grade I listed.[2]
Bolam is the burial place of Robert de Reymes, a wealthy Suffolk merchant, who in 1296 began the building of Aydon Castle, near Corbridge.
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