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Ogle
Ogle village lies to the south of Whalton.. Together
with the nearby farms of Ogle Hill Head, Todd Hill, Well House,
South farm, Ogle West and Bonas Hill it makes up the Ogle ward
of Whalton parish.
Link to Ogle Family Genealogy site www.ogles.org History
The earliest record of the village layout
is a survey in 1632 that describes the village as consisting of
sixteen houses aligned east west along the sides of a wide village
green. The remains of the old village can clearly be seen on the
north side of the present village. While the earthworks confirm
the survey they indicate that the mediaeval village must have
been considerably larger. What caused the depopulation, plague
or the wars with the Scots that blighted Northumberland, is not
known. The village took its current shape in the eighteenth century
as evidenced by Armstrong's map of Northumberland 1769. With the
exception of the castle, the oldest buildings date back to eighteenth
century. Development in the last eighty years filled in the gaps
along the road through the village.
There is some evidence that the Ogle family held
lands prior to the Norman conquest, certainly they held the manor
from the twelfth century to the late sixteenth century. The manor
was crenellated in 1341 and then became known as Ogle castle.
It was here in 1346 that the captive King David was brought after
his defeat at the battle of Nevilles Cross. There is an interesting
picture of the castle that appeared in book published in France
in 1658. This may reflect what the castle looked like at the time,
but could be purely imaginary. The Ogle Castle Estate changed
hands a number of times after it left the hands of the Ogle family,
before finally being broken up in 1948.
Up to fifty years ago Ogle could have been
described as an agricultural village but now most residents either
commute to work or are retired.
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