SHEEPWASH, a parish with Bothall, in the eastern
division of MORPETH ward, county of NORTHUMBERLAND,
4 miles (E.) from Morpeth, containing,
with Ashington, 50 inhabitants. The living is a rectory,
united to that of Bothall, in the archdeaconry of
Northumberland, and diocese of Durham, rated in the
king's books at £3. 17. 1. The church, which has been
demolished, was dedicated to the Holy Sepulchre. The
river Wansbeck, which is navigable for keels and small
boats, is here crossed by a bridge.