Adderstone
Appearance
Adderstone | |
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![]() Houses by Adderstone Hall | |
Location within Northumberland | |
OS grid reference | NU138303 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BELFORD |
Postcode district | NE70 |
Police | Northumbria |
Fire | Northumberland |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
Adderstone is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Adderstone with Lucker, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 185.[1]
History
The name "Adderstone" means 'Eadred's farm/settlement'.[2] Adderstone was formerly a township in the parish of Bambrough,[3] from 1866 Adderstone was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Adderstone with Lucker.[4]
Governance
Adderstone is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
References
- ^ "Population statistics Adderstone Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Adderstone Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "History of Adderstone, in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Adderstone Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
External links
Media related to Adderstone at Wikimedia Commons