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Allendale Civil Parish


Parish boundaries may have changed - for the latest map see the Parish Council or Northumberland County Council.

About the Parish

Settlements:

Allendale (town), AllenheadsCatton, Keenley, Park, RopehaughSinderhope, Sipton, SpartyleaStuddon, Swinhope, Thornley Gate

Population:

1,984  (2021 Census)

2,021  (2011 Census)

2,120  (2001 Census)

Area: 109 km2
Parish Council: Allendale Parish Council
Unitary Authority: Northumberland County Council

Historical

Ancient Parish:

Allendale Parish  (St Cuthbert)

The ancient parish covered a wider area compared to the modern civil parish. Allendale was originally divided into four grieveships (divisions). From the 15th and 16th centuries these were further divided, for example Allenheads was originally in the grieveship of East Allen, but was eventually in the area known as High Forest. By the 19th century there were 9 grieveships:

The parish of Allendale St Peter was created in 1819, as a former chapelry at Allenheads, but this didn't endure as a separate parish for long.

Ancient parishes refer to the parishes before the split between ecclesiastical (church) and civil parishes in the 19th century. They had a parish church and often were composed of multiple townships and chapelries. In many cases, townships and parishes were originally based on the territory of manors from the feudal system during medieval times. Civil parishes were created following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1866, in which Church of England parishes, extra-parochial areas, townships and chapelries, became "civil parishes" which could set their own poor rate (tax). However, the 9 grieveships of Allerdale did not become separate civil parishes following the the Poor Law Amendment Act 1866.

The reforms of Local Government Act 1894 established elected civil parish councils (or parish meetings for parishes with less than 300 residents) and created urban and rural districts. Boundaries of parishes and civil parishes may have changed over time.

Ancient District:

Tynedale (ward)

Poor Law Union:

Hexham Poor Law Union, formed in 1836.

Hexham Union Workhouse was located on Dean Street in Hexham, opening in 1839. This replaced smaller existing workhouses in Corbridge, Hexham and Horsley.

Under the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 parishes were grouped into Unions, each of which had to build a workhouse if they did not already have one. It ended the old system of locally provided poor relief which had come under strain as numbers out of work grew, following increasing mechanisation of agriculture and the economic downturn after the Napoleonic Wars, along with changing social attitudes. The workhouse provided those unable to support themselves financially with accommodation and work. Inmates were generally segregated into men, women, boys and girls. 

The workhouse system was abolished by the Local Government Act 1929, but many workhouses lived on as ‘Public Assistance Institutions’ until the National Assistance Act 1948.

Major Boundry Change:

Allendale Civil Parish was reduced in size in 1897, by the creation of:

West Allen Civil Parish created 1st April 1897. West Allen CP includes the settlements of CarrshieldCoalcleugh, & Ninebanks

District Council:

Hexham Rural District (1894 - 1974). The district was abolished in 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972.

Tynedale District (1974 - 2009). Tynedale covered the area of 5 former districts (Hexham Urban District, Prudhoe Urban District, Bellingham Rural District, Haltwhistle Rural District, and Hexham Rural District).

The borough council was abolished when Northumberland County Council became a unitary authority on the 1st of April 2009. 

County - pre 1572

Allendale was once part of 'The Regality of Hexhamshire' - an area probably relating to the land given by Queen Ethelreda to St. Wilfred in 674 to found the Priory of Hexham. Hexamshire included the ancient parishes of Hexham, Allendale and St John Lee. Up to the 12th century, Hexhamshire was part of the County Palantine of Durham, controlled by the powerful Prince Bishops of Durham.   

In the 12th century Hexhamshire was given full county status by Henry I, in an attempt to reduce the territory and power of the Prince Bishops of Durham. However, Hexhamshire was put under the control of the Archbishop of York, so in some respects could be considered to have been an 'enclave' of Yorkshire.

County / Unitary Authority

Allendale became part of Northumberland in 1572 when Parliament passed a bill annexing Hexham and Hexamshire to the County of Northumberland.

The ancient county of Northumberland was enlarged following the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844; Bedlingtonshire, Norhamshire, Islandshire, the Farne Islands and Monks' House all became part of Northumberland. Up to then they had been enclaves of County Durham.

Northumberland County Council formed 1889.

Major boundary changes came into effect on the 1st April 1974. This followed the Local Government Act 1972, which formed the non-metropolitan county of Northumberland. This excluded the City of Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside, which up to then had been part of Northumberland, but now became part of the newly formed Tyne & Wear.

Northumberland County Council became a unitary authority on the 1st of April 2009.

See also:  Historic Buildings and Monuments in Allendale Civil Parish. Note: listed buildings are generally the responsibility of the county council / unitary authority, rather than the parish council.

Civil Parishes in Northumberland Allendale Town Keenley Swinhope, Northumberland Burn Tongues, Northumberland Allenheads Catton Thornley Gate, Northumberland Ropehaugh (Dirt Pot) Sinderhope Studdon Spartylea Sipton Park, Allendale, 1848 Allendale Parish, 1848 Asheybank Farm, Allendale Bridge over Sipton Burn on the Long Drag Broadside, Allendale, 1848 High Forest and Low Forest (Allendale), 1848 Historic Buildings and Monuments in Allendale Civil Parish Monk Farm
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Allendale Parish Council
- "Allendale parish lies in south west Northumberland, in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, approximately 14 kilometres (9 miles) south west of Hexham. At the 2011 Census, the …

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Allendale Town
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Allendale Town
- Overview About Allendale Allendale in 1833 Map Street View   What was written about Allendale in 1833: ALLENDALE a parochial chapelry in Northumberland with a population of 5540 inhabitants in …
Allenheads
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Allenheads
- Overview About Allenheads Map Street View Allenheads is a village in Northumberland by the River East Allen and located about 7 miles south of Allendale Town and 3 miles north …
Catton
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Catton
- Overview Map Street View Catton is a village by the River East Allen in Northumberland. Catton is located about a mile north of Allendale Town. Historically, the wider area around …
Sinderhope
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Sinderhope
- Overview About Sinderhope Map Street View Sinderhope is a village by the River East Allen, located 2 miles south of Allendale Town in Northumberland. The population is spread over a …
Spartylea
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Spartylea
- Overview Map Street View Spartylea (or Sparty Lea) is a village in the valley of the River East Allen, in Northumberland. The village is on the B6925 road, about 4½ …
Studdon
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Studdon
- Overview Map Street View Studdon is a hamlet in the valley of the River East Allen, located just over a mile south of Allendale Town.  Allendale Golf Club and the …
Keenley
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Keenley
- Overview Map Street View Keenley is a distributed community, located about 2 miles west of Allendale town in Northumberland. There is no village as such, but a number of farms …
Park, Allendale, 1848
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Park, Allendale, 1848
- PARK, a grieveship, in the parish of Allendale, union of Hexham, S. division of Tindale ward and of Northumberland; containing 275 inhabitants. Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising …
Burn Tongues, Northumberland
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Burn Tongues, Northumberland
- Overview Map Street View Burn Tongues is a farm in Keenley, Northumberland. It is located off Common Bank (road), about 2 miles west of Allendale Town. The farm is situated …
Thornley Gate, Northumberland
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Thornley Gate, Northumberland
- Overview Map Street View Thornley Gate is a hamlet in Northumberland, located about half mile north-west of Allendale Town. There is a five-way crossroads at the centre of the settlement. …
Ropehaugh (Dirt Pot)
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Ropehaugh (Dirt Pot)
- Overview Map Street View Ropehaugh (Dirt Pot) is a hamlet in Northumberland, located about half mile north-west of Allenheads and within the North Pennines AONB. It is a linear settlement, …
Sipton
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Sipton
- Overview Map Street View Sipton is located just under 4 miles south of Allerdale Town and half mile north of Spartylea in Northumberland. It is situated by Sipton Burn, near …
Swinhope, Northumberland
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Swinhope, Northumberland
- Swin Hope (or Swinhope)

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