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Doddington, Northumberland

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Besides farming, there was formerly a sandstone quarry in the area, and coal mines. A well-known business currently in Doddington is the Doddington Dairy farm, a producer of organic cheeses and ice creams.
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as "remarkable for its largeness, the badness of its houses and low situation, and perhaps for the greatest quantities of geese of any in its neighbourhood". At about the same time, the tune
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and ultimately to James Allan and his father Will. This version has much material that also appears in the Dixon version; two rather different versions adapted for
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The Tinkler's Street was where itinerant hawkers sold their wares. This association with travellers is not surprising, as Doddington is quite close to
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Airs and dance tunes collected and constructed by the Melodies Committee of the Newcastle Antiquarian Society
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Mark, George (1869) . "II: Survey Of A Portion Of Northumberland".
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shows a population of 146, with a 50:50 male:female split.
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And I'll hae a Dorrington lad, and ride a Dorrington cuddy.
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The tune survives in several versions besides that in the
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Denham, Michael Aislabie (1892) . Hardy, Dr James (ed.).
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Inedited Contributions to the History of Northumberland
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Dorrington lads is bonny and Dorrington lads is canny
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In 1734, the village was described in George Mark's
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Doddington is located in Northumberland
Northumberland
OS grid reference
NT997325
District
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Shire county
Northumberland
Region
North East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
NE71
Dialling code
Police
Northumbria
Fire
Northumberland
Ambulance
North East
UK Parliament
North Northumberland
UK
England
Northumberland
55°35′11″N 2°00′18″W / 55.5865°N 2.0049°W / 55.5865; -2.0049

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