Nunnykirk

Nunnykirk is a settlement and civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England.

Nunnykirk
Nunnykirk is located in Northumberland
Nunnykirk
Nunnykirk
Location within Northumberland
Population160 (2011 census)[1]
Civil parish
  • Nunnykirk
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMorpeth
Postcode districtNE61
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East

Nunnykirk is the location of Nunnykirk Hall, a former nunnery country house and current school.

Governance

Nunnykirk was formerly a township in Nether Witton parish,[2] in 1866 Nunnykirk became a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1955 the parishes of Coatyards, Ewesley, Healey and Combhill, Ritton Colt Park, Ritton White House, Todburn and Wingates were abolished and merged with Nunnykirk.[3]

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. "History of Nunnykirk, in Alnwick and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. "Relationships and changes Nunnykirk Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

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