SHOTLEY, a parish in the eastern division of TINDALE
ward, county of NORTHUMBERLAND, comprising
the chapelry of High Blanchland, and the townships of
Newbiggin and Shotley, and containing 1090 inhabitants,
of which number, 609 are in the township of
Shotley, 10 miles (S. E.) from Hexham. The living is
a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry of Northumberland,
and diocese of Durham, endowed with £10
per annum and £200 private benefaction, and £400
royal bounty, and in the patronage of Lord Crewe's
trustees. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is situated
upon an eminence about a mile and a half from
the village of Shotley: in the cemetery is an elegant
mausoleum in memory of the Hopper family. Here
are several extensive and productive lead and coal
mines. A school is supported by annual contributions
amounting to about £20.