Adderstone

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]

Adderstone
Houses by Adderstone Hall
Adderstone is located in Northumberland
Adderstone
Adderstone
Location within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNU138303
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBELFORD
Postcode districtNE70
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament

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

  1. "Population statistics Adderstone Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. "Adderstone Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. "History of Adderstone, in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. "Relationships and changes Adderstone Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

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