page_title: Elsdon, Northumberland
section_title: Landmarks
hierarchical_section_title: Elsdon, Northumberland / Landmarks
caption_attribution_description: English: Motte &amp; Bailey Castle, Elsdon
context_page_description: Elsdon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland about 10 miles to the southwest of Rothbury. The name is derived from the Old English meaning Elli's valley.
  Formerly the capital of Redesdale, Elsdon contains a very fine example of a Motte and Bailey Castle, and a near perfect Pele Tower which is a private residence.
  Geographically, Elsdon lies in Redesdale and, as a market town, was once the primary settlement in the area.
context_section_description: Elsdon Castle was a castle in the village and is a scheduled monument. It is probably the best preserved medieval motte and bailey castle site in Northumberland and was built by Robert de Umfraville, not long after the Norman Conquest. Impressive earthworks remain.
  Elsdon Tower is a medieval tower house converted for use as a Rectory and is a Grade I listed building. The property was first recorded in the occupation of the Rector of Elsdon in 1415.
  The tower was reduced in the 17th century to three stories with a steeply sloping roof above a castellated parapet In the early 19th century Archdeacon Singleton built an entrance porch and a two-storey, two bayed house extension.
caption: Elsdon Castle
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