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Alnwick South Side


ALNWICK SOUTH SIDE is a township including the hamlets of Cauledge Park, Greensfield, Grumwells Park, Hobberlaw, Rugley, Shieldykes, and Snipe House. It comprises an area of 4,760 acres, the property of the Duke of Northumberland, who is also lord of the manor, and the number of its inhabitants in 1841, was 297; and in 1851, 278 souls. The various townships in Alnwick parish were included in one return, previous to the year 1841.

Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. [full directory entry]
Alnwick South Side was a township in the ancient parish of Alnwick. In 1894, the rural parts of Alnwick Civil Parish, including South Side, became part of the newly formed Denwick Civil Parish. South Side is in what is now the 'Detatched' part of Denwick CP, south of the town of Alnwick.
The following were in the township of Alnwick South Side area: Avershield, Cawledge Park (East Cawledge Park Middle Cawledge Park, West Cawledge Park), Faces Park, Greensfield, Greensfield Moorhouse, Grumwells Park, Hobberlaw, High Hobberlaw, Rugley, Shieldykes, and Snipe House (based on Whellan, 1855, the 1860 Northumberland Farm Index, and a modern OS map - not all in complete agreement).
Denwick Civil Parish East Cawledge Shiel Dykes Middle Cawledge Park West Cawledge Park Greensfield Moor Farm (Denwick) Alnwick, Historical Account, 1848 Rugley, Denwick
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East Cawledge
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East Cawledge
- Overview Map Street View East Cawledge (historic spelling: Cauledge) is a hamlet located about half mile south-east of Alnwick. There is East Cawledge Farm and a couple of cottages, situated …
Middle Cawledge Park
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Middle Cawledge Park
West Cawledge Park
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West Cawledge Park
- Overview Map West Cawledge Park is a former dairy farm which supplied milk to Alnwick until the 1950s. The land was dispersed to adjoining farms in the 1960s. The owners …
Rugley, Denwick
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Rugley, Denwick
- Overview Map Street View Rugley Farm is located off Rugley Road, about 2 miles south-west of Alnwick. Rugley Burn flows to the north of the farm, past Rugley Woods. Old …
Shiel Dykes
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Shiel Dykes
- Overview Map Street View Shiel Dykes (Shield Dykes, Shieldykes) is a hamlet / farm, located about 5 miles south-west of Alnwick and 1½ miles north-west of Newton on the Moor …
Greensfield Moor Farm (Denwick)
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Greensfield Moor Farm (Denwick)
- Overview Map Street View Greensfield Moor Farm is located off the A1 about 1 mile south of Alnwick town centre. It is situated to the north of Cawledge Burn. The …

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