Glororum

Glororum is a hamlet in the county of Northumberland about 1.25 miles (2.01 km) south west of Bamburgh. The 1901 census shows a population of 33.

Glororum

Engine house at Glororum (2003)
Glororum
Location within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNU165335
Civil parish
  • Bamburgh
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBAMBURGH
Postcode districtNE69
Dialling code01668
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament

History

Bamburgh parish records of baptisms for 1768 show this hamlet with the name of Gloweroerum.

The name is claimed to come from old English to 'Glower o'er them' or to look over them. This is believed to be due to the fact that there was an old fort on the site of the farm which looked over Bamburgh Castle whilst it was seat to the king of Northumberland.

Prior to re-development in 2010-2012 there were substantial farm buildings on the crossroads. Although the farm buildings have now been converted into luxury "Barn conversion" type residences including detached and terrace cottages and larger terraced houses, Glororum is still a working farm run by the Dryden family since 1883.

To the north-east of the hamlet there is a large holiday park comprising mainly large static caravans. The caravan Park was established in 1953 with 10 caravans and has grown over the years to the size it is now.

Governance

Glororum is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.


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