Cresswell, Northumberland

Description
Cresswell, a village, a township, and ecclesiastical parish 3n Woodhorn parish, Northumberland. The township lies on the coast, 3 1/2 miles ESE of Widdrington railway station, and 9 NE of Morpeth. Post town, Ellington, under Morpeth. Acreage, 1098; population of the township, 201; of the ecclesiastical parish, 385. The ecclesiastical parish is more extensive than the township, and comprises the township of Ellington, and was constituted in 1836. Cresswell Hall, built in 1825 after designs by Shaw, is the seat of the Baker-Cresswell family, who are chief landowners. A very ancient peel tower here, 21^ feet by 16, consists of strong rude masonry, and is supposed to date from the time of King John. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Newcastle; value, £169. The church is in the Early English style.