Introduction
The Wallington Estate in Northumberland covers 13,500 acres. There are 92 households on the estate, 87 of which are tenants of the National Trust. Wallington is a working agricultural estate with 14 farms, as well as a mansion and gardens which attract 180,000 visitors each year.
From medieval times, housing on the estate clustered around stone towers for protection against raiders from north of the border. This all changed under Sir Walter Blackett who modernised the farms and re-built the estate village of Cambo in the 1730s and 40s. Further improvements and additions were made in the 19th Century. With very few exceptions, the estate’s homes have solid stone walls, slate roofs and single glazed sash windows.
Community facilities at Cambo include a first school, village hall and church. The local shop, post office and surgery are at nearby Scots’ Gap, which is also home to the National Trust’s North East regional office.
