Longhirst
| Longhirst | |
| Northumberland | |
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.jpg) St John The Baptist, Longhirst | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ224891 |
| Location: | 55°11’45"N, 1°38’57"W |
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| Postcode: | NE61 |
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Longhirst is a small village in Northumberland, on the B1337 north of Morpeth.
The parish church is St John the Evangelist, a Victorian building with an interesting history associated with the local Joicey family. Today it is a Grade II listed building. The church is today grouped in a benefice with neighbouring villages' churches: St Margaret's Chapel in Pegswood and St Andrew's Church in Bothal.
Longhirst Hall
Longhirst Hall stands in the village. It was built for William Lawson, a farming man who became a coal baron when coal was found beneath his land. He commissioned John Dobson as architect to design him a grand home, which was built from 1824. Longhirst has been described as Dobson's finest classical design, followed soon after by another of the country's great houses, Mitford Hall.
The hall was eventually sold to another wealthy coal owner, Sir James Joicey. Later it was converted into a hotel, which closed in 2014 for conversion into luxury apartments.[1]
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