Corbridge

Annick, Workworth Castle, Langley and Prudhoe in Northumberland.

Rothbury, Lordship on Cockett, a seven miles above Annick, where is such a town as Corbridge.

Corbridge Lordship, where appear great tokens of buildings by square stones.

Chatton Lordship upon Till, a mile from Chillingham.

In Yorkshire, Seymour, Hummonby, near Seymour, Pocklington Market are two miles from Seymour, Leakinfield, two miles from Beverley, Wessel Castle, two miles from Howden Market, where the Bishop of Durham hath a fair palace, Cattern, where is a park, as is almost of the lordships of Forryhurst, spofford a great village a two miles from otley upon ayr river topcliffe on swale a goodly manor house in a park tadcaster and healy lindley by spofford where sir thomas johnson now is heir he had in kent a five hundred mark of poyning's lands in south saxe poyning's lordship petworth tory bryan in somersetshire that master kitson bought the lord marquis of exeter had much of his lands in devonshire he had castles in wales and was there a great lord marcher peraventure payne castle by wye was his for he bare the name of the lord fitzpaine he had some land in suffolk and cambridgeshire he had tallacharn a castle about the mouth of tay coming from caermadean from carlul to berg on the sands six miles from berg to workington twelve miles from workington to st b's fourteen from st b's to furness by the sea-coast fourteen miles from furness to lancaster twelve miles from lancaster to preston twenty miles esk flew limes at scotiae at angliae lythard there flew it in at motel lithel was a moated place of a gentleman called sir water sealerby the which was killed there and the place destroyed in king edward the third when the scots went to durham and their king was take by copland at durham on a hill thereby where was many scots buried bow ness is at the point or plain of the river of eden where is a little poor steeple as a fortlet for a brunt and it is on the hither side of the river of eden about at eight miles from caer about this bowness is part of the picked wall evidently remaining and it may be supposed that it is called bowness as who should say the wall ye or point or end berg in the sand standeth a mile off from the hither bank of eden it is a village by the which remain the ruins of a great place now clean desolated where king edward i died Berg standeth from Bowness three miles, and four miles, or five, from Careloul.

Strickland, bishop of Caerlewl, did the cost to dig it.

greystoke castle of the lord dacus fourteen miles from caer lul south and three miles west from penrith rose a castle of the bishops of caer lul six miles from caer lul by south west bishop kite made it very fresh ruins of castles desolated and towns remember to ask by the itinerary how the old town stood In the forest of Inglewood, a six miles from Caerlewl, appear ruins of a castle called Castle Lewin.

These things following I learned of the vicar or person of Corbridge at Newcastle.

But what we do know is that the area around Hexham was surrounded by places with really deep, rich Roman history.

A few miles east in Corbridge was one of the most important Roman settlements in northern Britain.

Corbridge was a military site in the first century AD when the Romans established forts along the River Tyne.

It also sat at the meeting point of two major Roman roads for trade, making it a large civilian town, meaning Hexham was right in the middle of this.

They were also in the middle of the border wars between Scotland and England.

Within a mile of Penrith but in Westmorland is a ruin as some suppose of a castle within a flight shot of Loda and as much of Eamont Water standing almost as a mediamnis betwixt them.

The ruines of some called the Round Table and of some Arthur's Castle a mile lower meeteth Loda and Emet at Burgham Castle Market towns in Durhamshire Dunholme, Ayclland, Witchingham, the quick market of Darlington standing betwixt Tees and Wear, Stockton-upon-Tees, Walsingham-upon-Wear almost in the middle way betwixt Stanhope and Ayclland, Hartlepool Castles in Durhamshire Dunholme, Ayclland, Prudhoe-upon-Tyne, Stockton-upon-Tees, Barnard's Castle, Lumley Castle not far from Chester Abbeys and Priories in Durhamshire Dunholme upon Wear river, Finklehoe upon Wear, a cell of thirteen monks longing to Durham, Wearmouth, Jarrow There was a priory not far from Darlington as I remember about Tees river The limits of Durhamshire Tees river, Tyne river until he receiveth Derwentwater Earl of Northumbro, Lord of the honours of Cockermouth and Petworth, Lord Percy, Lucy, Lord Poynings, Fitzpayne, Bryan Cockermouth came by Lucy Petworth by gift of a king, Henry the First Fitzpayne and Bryan's lands came to Poynings and by Poyning heir general all three to Percy The Earl of Northumber, castles and manors Cockermouth in Cumberland, a seven hundred lee by year Alnwick, Warkworth Castle, Langley and Prudhoe in Northumberland Rothbury, lordship on Cockett, a seven miles above Alnwick, where is such a town as Corbridge Corbridge lordship, where appear great tokens of buildings by square stones Chatton lordship upon Till, a mile from Chillingham In Yorkshire Seamer, Hunmanby, near Seamer Pocklington market at two miles from Seamer Leconfield, two miles from Beverley Wressle Castle, two miles from Howden market, where the Bishop of Durham hath a fair palace Caton where is a park as is almost of the lordships afore rehearsed Spofford, a great village at two miles from Otley upon Aire river Topcliffe on Swale, a goodly manor house in a park Tadcaster and Healey Lindley by Spofford where Sir Thomas Johnson now is heir He had in Kent a five hundred mark of Poynings lands In South Sax Poynings lordship Petworth Torry Bryan in Somersetshire that Master Kitson bought The Lord Marquis of Exeter had much of his lands in Devonshire He had castles in Wales and was there a great lord marcher Peradventure, Payne Castle by Wye was his, for he bare the name of the Lord Fitzpayne He had some land in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire He had Tallaghtarn, a castle about the mouth of Tay coming from Caermeddin From Caerleul to Burgh on the sands, six miles From Burgh to Workington, twelve miles From Workington to St.

Bees, fourteen From St.

Bees to Furness by the sea coast, fourteen miles From Furness to Lancaster, twelve miles From Lancaster to Preston, twenty miles Esk flu limes et Scottiae et Angliae Lytherde flu it in Escam At Motel Lythel was a moated place of a gentleman called Sir Walter Sealeby the which was killed there and the place destroyed in King Edward the Third when the Scots went to Durham and their king was take by Copland at Durham on a hill thereby where was many Scots buried Bowness is at the point or plain of the river of Eden where is a little poor steeple as a fortlet for a brunt and it is on the hither side of the river of Eden about at eight miles from Caerleul About this Bowness is part of the Pict's wall evidently remaining and it may be supposed that it is called Bowness as who should say the wall ye or point or end Burgh in the sand standeth a mile off from the hither bank of Eden It is a village by the which remain the ruins of a great place now clean desolated where King Edward the First died Burgh standeth from Bowness three miles and four miles or five from Caerleul Burgh longed sometimes to the Morvilles Here was a fifteen years ago the Lord Maxwell sore wounded many slain and drowned in Eden [missing words] At Drumburg the Lord Dacre's father builded upon old ruins a pretty pile for defence of the country Drumburg is almost in the midway betwixt Bowness and Burgh The stones of the Pict's wall were pulled down to build on Burgh for the wall is very near it Netherby is a seven miles north from Caerleul and Esk river runneth on the north side of it There hath been marvellous buildings as appear by ruinous walls and men alive have seen rings and staples in the walls as it had been stays or holes for ships On the one side of it is the bateable ground so that it is as a limes Angliae et Scottiae The ruins be now a three miles at the least from the flowing water of Solway sands The grass groweth now on the ruins of the walls Rockcliffe a pretty pile or castle of the Lord Dacre's over Eden on the farther right about a four mile from Caerleul The town of Cockermouth standeth on the river of Cocker the which thwarteth over the town and Cocker runneth in Derwent hard at the point of the castle of Cockermouth The river of Dargwent after that he cometh to a straight course casteth out an army of his abundant water that maketh a pool or loch called Ooze and afterwards straighteth and at the last cometh into Dargwent and so maketh an isle.

Remember to ask by the itinerary how the old towns stood.

In the forest of Inglewood, a six miles from Carlisle, appear ruins of a castle called Castle Lewin.

These things following I learned of the vicar or person of Corbridge at Newcastle.

Corbridge, about eleven miles from Newcastle, but to go to it the next way from Durham, it is not past a sixteen or eighteen miles.

greystoke castle of the lord dacus fourteen miles from caer lul south and three miles west from penrith rose a castle of the bishops of caer lul six miles from caer lul by south west bishop kite made it very fresh ruins of castles desolated and towns remember to ask by the itinerary how the old town stood In the forest of Inglewood, a six miles from Caerlewl, appear ruins of a castle called Castle Lewin.

These things following I learned of the vicar or person of Corbridge at Newcastle.

Corbridge, about eleven miles from Newcastle, but to go to it the next way from Durham, it is not past the sixteen or eighteen miles.

Corbridge is on the same ripe of Tyne that Newcastle is.

The church of Corbridge is dedicate unto St. Andrew.

The personage was once impropriate to the priory of Tynmouth, since by exchange to Caerule.

The town at this time is full meanly builded.

The names of diverse streets that hath been there yet hath names, as old people there testify, and great tokens of old foundations be yet found there, and also numis marta roe.

And with that, I'll now introduce the 11-year-old girl in question.

Mary Flora Bell was born on May 26, 1957, in the village of Corbridge in Northumberland, a place synonymous with Roman Britain.

She was welcomed to the world by her mum, Elizabeth McCrickett, who was just 17 years old at the time, and more commonly known as Betty.

Betty later took the surname Bell after marrying William Bell, who went by the nickname Billy.

But yes, so we're going to begin with the deeply disturbing background of Mary Bell, which seemed to be marked with violence and neglect from the moment it started, before moving on to the timeline of events for Britain's youngest female killer, whilst also exploring a multi-decade spanning aftermath.

Mary Flora Bell was born on the 26th of May 1957 in the village of Corbridge, which is in Northumberland, England.

And a quick one for Tommy and all the football fans out there.

It's the very village where Steve, how's the bacon, Bruce, was born just three years later.

I did have a mild panic attack, although she would move from the Corbridge area up to Newcastle, but... that would have placed Steve Bruce in the age range of her and her victims.

Could have been playing on the same street.

Well, what's even more slightly alarming, Ben, is my uncle taught Steve Bruce.

Annick, Workworth Castle, Langley and Prudhoe in Northumberland.

Rothbury, Lordship on Cockett, a seven miles above Annick, where is such a town as Corbridge.

Corbridge Lordship, where appear great tokens of buildings by square stones.

Chatton Lordship upon Till, a mile from Chillingham.

In Yorkshire, Seymour, Hummonby, near Seymour, Pocklington Market are two miles from Seymour, Leconfield, two miles from Beverley, Wessel Castle, two miles from Howden Market, where the Bishop of Durham hath a fair palace, Caton, where is a park, as is almost of the lordships of Fourryhurst.

Strickland, bishop of Caerlewl, did the cost to dig it.

greystoke castle of the lord dacus fourteen miles from caer lul south and three miles west from penrith rose a castle of the bishops of caer lul six miles from caer lul by south west bishop kite made it very fresh ruins of castles desolated and towns remember to ask by the itinerary how the old town stood In the forest of Inglewood, a six miles from Caerlewl, appear ruins of a castle called Castle Lewin.

These things following I learned of the vicar or person of Corbridge at Newcastle.