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Civil Parishes in Northumberland


Civil parishes are the lowest tier of local government in England. Most of Northumberland is parished, though some urban areas are unparished, or may come under a Town Council. Boundaries of civil parishes often change over time, however many of the parishes in Northumberland relate back to the 'ancient parishes'. There are also links to historic buildings () in the respective parishes. Parishes vary in size (the population numbers below are from 2021). Hint: use the 'Search' below to find places.
Town /Civil Parish Population Km2 Main Settlements Historic Buildings and Monuments
Acklington 562 17.5

Acklington

Brainshaugh

Guyzance

Acomb 1,298 11.5 Acomb
Adderstone with Lucker 205 31.3

Adderstone

Bellshill

Bradford

Hoppen

Lucker

Newstead

Rosebrough

Twizell

Warenford

Akeld *

208

88.7

Akeld

Bendor

Humbleton

Allendale

1,984

109

Allendale

Allenheads

Catton

Keenly

Sinderhope

Spartylea

Studdon

Alnham (Whittingham Vale)

270

59.2

Alnham

Ewartly Shank

Great Ryle

Hazeltonrig

Little Ryle

Old Hazeltonrig

Prendwick

Scrainwood

Unthank

Alnmouth

444

4.4

Alnmouth
Alnwick (Town) 8,660 19.3 Alnwick
Alwinton <100 155

Alwinton

Barrow Burn

Blindburn

Makendon

Shillmoor

Amble by the Sea 5,860 5.1 Amble
Ancroft 830 47.1

Ancroft

Goswick

Haggerston

Scremerston

West Allerdean

Ashington 28,278 23.6

Ashington

Bothal

Hirst

Sheepwash

Woodhorn

Bamburgh 323 14.5

Bamburgh

Budle

Glororum

Bardon Mill 363 33.6

Bardon Mill

Beltingham

Thorngrafton

Westwood

Bavington 255 33.0

Great Bavington

Little Bavington

Thockrington

Beadnell 447 22.5

Beadnell

East Fleetham

Elford

Swinhoe

Tughall

West Fleetham

Belford (Belford with Middleton) 1,431 21.2

Belford

Craggyhall

Mousen

Warenton

Bellingham 1,253 57.0

Bellingham

Redesmouth

Belsay 497 46.6

Belsay

Black Heddon

Bolam

Bradford

East Newham

Harnham

Huntlaw

Middle Newham

Nun Hill

West Newham

Wallridge

Berwick-upon-Tweed (Town) 11,671 26.0

Berwick-upon-Tweed

Marshal Meadows

Spittal

Tweedmouth

Bewick * 144 42.6

New Bewick

Old Bewick

Biddlestone * 166 179.2

Biddlestone

Elilaw

Birtley 174 34.7

Birtley

Broomhope

Buteland

Carrycoats

Blanchland 124 21.8

Baybridge

Blanchland

Newbiggin

Blyth (Town) 39,734 19.1

Bebside

Blyth

Cowpen

Horton

Bowsden 177 14.3

Bowsden

Gatherick

Whistlebare

Branxton 252 37.7 Branxton
Brinkburn 219 20.8

Brinkburn

Embleton Terrace

Healey

Healey Cote

Pauperhaugh

Weldon Bridge

Broomhaugh & Riding 966 7.6

Broomhaugh

Low Shilford

Riding Mill

Stocksfield 2,906 17.5

Apperley Dene

Broomley

Hindley

New Ridley

Old Ridley

Ridley Mill

Stocksfield

Wheelbirks

Bywell 394 21.4

Bearl

Brocksbushes

Bywell

Mowden Hall School

Newton

Newton Hall

Stelling

Styford

Styford Hall

Callaly (Whittingham Vale)   56.2

Callaly

High Houses

Lorbottle

Yetlington

Capheaton 160 22.3

Capheaton

East Shafto

Kirkheaton

West Shafto

Carham 316 43.3

Carham

East Learmouth

Hagg

Howburn

Pressen

Shidlaw

Sunilaws

Tithehill

Wark on Tweed

West Learmouth

Cartington   30.2 Cartington
Chatton (Tillside) 375 46.8

Amersidelaw

Broomhouse

Chatton

East Horton

Fowberry

Hepburn

West Horton

Chillingham (Tillside) <100 15.7

Chillingham

Chollerton 789 57.2

Barrasford

Barrasford Park

Colwell 

Chollerton

Great Swinburne

Gunnerton

Choppington 9,331 13.1

Bomarsund

Choppington

Guide Post

Red Row

Stakeford

West Sleekburn

Coanwood 205 25.8

Ashholme

Coanwood

Lambley

Corbridge 3,558 41.5

Aydon

Dilston

Corbridge

Greenleighton

Linnels

Cornhill on Tweed 326 20.0

Cornhill-on-Tweed

Tillmouth

Corsenside 469 46.5

Corsenside

East Woodburn

High Leam

Low Leam

Ridsdale

West Woodburn

Woodhouse

Cramlington (Town)  30,078 22.9

Cramlington

East Cramlingon

East Hartford

Craster 268 9.7

Craster

Dunstan

Dunstan Steads

Cresswell 214 4.8 Cresswell
Denwick 172 48.5 Denwick
Doddington 242 53.4

Doddington

Fenton

Nesbit

Duddo 194 28.8

Duddo

Felkington

Grindon

Twizell (Duddo)

Earle *   34.8

Earle

Langleeford

Langleeford Hope

Easington * 143 11.3

Chester Hill

Easington

Easington Demesne

Outchester

Spindlestone

Waren Mill

East Bedlington 8,293 8.0

Bedlington Station

Cambois

Bedlington (East)

East Sleekburn

North Blyth

East Chevington 4,228 22.3

Broomhill

Hadston

Red Row

South Broomhill

Edlingham 194 42.4

Abberwick

Edlingham

Lemmington

Learchild

Newtown

Eglingham 337 45.1

Eglingham

Harehope

North Charlton

South Charlton

Ellingham 292 27.4

Abberwick

Brownieside

Ellingham

Chathill

Newham

Preston

Wandylaw

Ellington and Linton 2,755 12.4

Ellington

Linton

Elsdon 217 49.7

Elsdon

Monkridge

Ravenscleugh

Raylees

Embleton 698 8.45

Embleton

Christon Bank

Ewart *   13.5

Coupland

Ewart

Lanton ?

Falstone 214 107.0

Donkleywood

Falstone

Ridge End

Smalesmouth

Stannersburn

Yarrow

Featherstone 121 16.4

Broomhouse

Kellah

Park Village

Redpath

Rowfoot

Felton 1,090 11.4

Acton

Felton

Old Felton

Ford 489 47.4

Crookham

Crookham Eastfield

Etal

Ford

Heatherslaw

Kimmerston

Pallinsburn

Glanton 200 5.1 Glanton
Greenhead 343 22.1 Greenhead
Greystead (Tarset with Greystead) <100 79.8

Birks

Bower

Greystead

Snabdaugh

Haltwhistle 3,645 12.7 Haltwhistle
Harbottle 262 41.5

Harbottle

Holystone

Sharperton

The Peels

Hartburn 194 18.5

Hartburn

High Angerton

Low Angerton

West Marlish

Hartleyburn 199 14.2

Halton-Lea-Gate

Hauxley 230 3.1

Coquet Island

Hauxley

High Hauxley

Low Hauxley

Radcliffe ?

Haydon 2,378 71.3

Grindon

Langley

Haydon Bridge

Sewingshields ?

Healey 152 29.6

Barleyhill

Cronkley

Fotherley Buiildings

Healey

High Fotherley

Lower Fotherley

Minsteracres

West Minsteracres

Hebron 1,280 20.2

Cockle Park

East Shield Hill

Hebron 

Heighly Gate

High Highlaws

West Shield Hill

Heddon-on-the-Wall 1,534 18.8

Heddon-on-the-Wall

Houghton

Whitchester

Hedgeley 326 36.5

Beanley

Bolton

Bolton Mill

East Bolton

Hedgeley

Powburn

Shawdon

Titlington

Hedley-on-the-Hill 233 11.5 Hedley-on-the-Hill 
Henshaw 684 53.3

Henshaw

Once Brewed

Redburn

Tow House

Hepple 137 60.0

Hepple

Bickerton

Farnham

Flotterton

Swindon

Hepscott 1,629 9.4

Barmoor

Dunces Houses

Hepscott

Shadfen

Hesleyhurst <100 9.8 Low Hesleyhurst
Hexham 11,341 24.0 Hexham
Hexhamshire and District 685 95.5

Dye House

Hesleywell

Juniper

Mollersteads

Ordley

Rowley

Steel

Whitley Chapel

Whitley Mill

Hollington (Rothley with Hollington) 102 58.9

Ewesley

Fallowlees

Greenleighton

Holy Island 151 4.8 Holy Island
Horncliffe 387 12.6

Horncliffe

Horncliffe Mains

Loanend

Longridge Towers

Velvet Hall

West Longridge

Horsley 406 15.9

Horsley

Welton

Humshaugh 711 12.0

Humshaugh

Chollerford

Haughton

Lincoln Hill

Rye Hill

Walwick

Ilderton * 264 93.3 Ilderton 

Lilburn (Tillside)

130 16.4

East Lilburn

Lilburn Grange

Lilburn Tower

Newtown

Ingram 132 44.0

Branton

Ingram

Kielder 194 142.2

Kielder

Kilham * <100 31.6

Kilham

Howtel

Pawston

Kirknewton 211 73.0

Kirknewton

Hethpool

Yeavering

Kirkwhelpington 203 81.0

Kirkwhelpington

Kirkharle

Knowesgate

Knarsdale with Kirkhaugh 258 90.1

Knarsdale

Kirkhaugh

Lintley

Slaggyford

Kyloe 315 39.9

Beal

Berrington

Buckton

East Kyloe

Fenham

Fenwick

Lowlynn

Smeafield

West Kyloe

Lesbury 1,043 16.4

Bilton

Hipsburn

Lesbury

Longframlington 1,360 20.6 Longframlington
Longhirst 435 11.1

Longhirst

Old Moor

Longhorsley 866 25.1 Longhorsley
Longhoughton 1,665 23.0

Boulmer

Howick

Longhoughton

Lowick 527 37.8

Barmoor

Holburn

Lowick

Lynemouth 1,686 1.4 Lynemouth
Matfen 570 42.2

Fenwick

Ingoe

Matfen

Ryal

Meldon 278 29.1

Longshaws

Meldon

Molesden

Newton Mill

Newton Park

Newton Underwood

Pigdon

Rivergreen

Throphill

Melkridge 199 18.0 Melkridge
Middleton (Belford with Middleton) 101 25.3

Detchant

Elwick

Low Middleton

Middleton

Ross

Milfield 352 19.7 Milfield
Mitford 466 15.4

Mitford

Tranwell

West Edlington

Morpeth 14,378 9.0

Bothal -

Morpeth

Netherton 182 19.1

Burradon

Clennell

Netherton

Netherwitton 281 37.9

Longwitton

Netherwitton

Stanton

Witton Shields

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea (Town Council) 5,953 8.6 Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Newbrough 590 22.9

Allerwash

Newbrough

Settlingstones

Newton by the Sea 185 15.8

Doxford

Fallodon

High Newton-by-the-Sea

Low Newton-by-the-Sea

Newton-on-the-Moor and Swarland 959 24.9

Hazon

Newton-on-the-Moor

Swarland

Norham 607 9.5 Norham
North Sunderland 1,674 7.9

Farne Islands

North Sunderland

Seahouses

Shoreston

Springhill

Nunnykirk 154 29.0

Coldrife

Coltpark

Nunnykirk Hall

Ritton

Ritton Whitehouse

Wingates

Ord 1,613 14.9

East Ord

Middle Ord

Murton

Murton White House

South Ord

Unthank

Unthank Square

West Ord

Otterburn 582 56.8

Greenchesters

Monkridge

Old Town

Otterburn 

Overacres

Ovingham  1,157 2.3 Ovingham
Ovington 521 3.9

 

Ovington

Pegswood 3,302 5.0 Pegswood
Plenmeller with Whitfield 220 70.9

Bearsbridge

East Unthank

High Ramshaw

Low Ramshaw

Plenmeller

South Unthank

Unthank Hall

West Unthank

Whitfield

Ponteland

(town council)

11,669

57.6

Berwick Hill

Darras Hall

High Callerton

Higham Dykes

Medburn

Milbourne

Prestwick

Ponteland

Westgate

Prudhoe 11,650 14.9

Eltringham

Mickley

Prudhoe

Rennington 362 23.5

Broxfield

Rennington

Rock

Stamford

Rochester and Byrness 318 179.2

Bryness

Carter Bar

Cottonshopeburnfoot

Elishaw

Rochester

Roddam *   12.4

Roddam

Roseden

Wooperton

Rothbury 2,022 3.9

Rothbury

Cragside (western part)

Thrum Mill

Rothley (Rothley with Hollington) 141 24.5

Harwood

High Hartington

Rothley

Sandhoe  453 10.9

Anick

Beaufront Woodhead

Oakwood

Sandhoe

Seaton Valley 15,521 28.4

Bates Cottages +

Holywell

New Hartley

Old Hartley

Seaton Delaval

Seaton Sluice

Seghill

Shilbottle 1,783 14.4 Shilbottle
Shoreswood 125 10.5

Shoresdean

Shoreswood

Shotley Low Quarter 581 44.1

Allensford ?

Black Hedley

Carterway Heads

Greenhead

Greymare Hill

High Waskerley

Kiln Pit Hill

Low Waskerley

Shotleyfield

Whittonstall

Simonburn 189 43.7

Nunwick

Park End

Simonburn

Slaley 683 27.4

East Dukesfield

Middle Dukesfield

Slaley 

Wooley

Snitter * 103 9.8

Snitter

Warton

Stamfordham  1,173 32.9

Albmemarle Camp

Dalton

Eachwick

Harlow Hill

Hawkwell

Heugh

Nesbitt Hill Head

Ouston

Stamfordham

Stannington 2,219 40.2

Bellasis

Blagdon

Catraw

Clifton

Duddo Hill

Glororum

Horton Grange

Middle Duddo

North Saltwick

Saltwick

Stannington

Stannington Station

West Duddo

Whinney Hill

Tarset (Tarset with Greystead) 269 187.6

Lanehead

Gatehouse

Greenhaugh

Thorneyburn

Thirlwall 479 32.4

Gilsland

Thirlwall

Thirston 559 25.7

Eshott

Thirston

Thropton 779 3.4 Thropton 
Togston 381 4.3

Broomhill (north part)

North Togston

Tritlington & West Chevington 256 22.6

Chevington Moor

Tritlington

West Chevington

Ulgham 351 7.1 Ulgham
Wall 411 24.7

Cocklaw

Wall

Wallington Demesne 326 28.4

Cambo

Hartburn Grange

Middleton

Middleton Bank Top

Scots Gap

Wallington Demesne

Warden 559 12.2

Fourstones

Warden 

Wark 718 94.3

Wark-on-Tyne

Stonehaugh

Warkworth 1,772 21.7

Birling

Warkworth

West Allen 280 42.9

Carrshield

Coalcleugh

Ninebanks

West Bedlington 9,964 13.4

Bedlington (West)

Hartford Bridge

Nedderton

Whalton 460 28.3

Ogle

Shilvington

Whalton 

Whittingham (Whittingham Vale)

509

84.3

Thrunton

Whittingham

Whittington 435 30.0

Bingfield

Great Whittington

Hallington

Halton

Whitton and Tosson 186 18.3

Allerdene

Great Tosson

Little Tosson

Newtown

Ryehill

Whitton

Widdrington Station and Stobswood 2,723 8.1

Stobswood

Widdrington Station

-

Widdrington Village 177 16.0 Widdrington Village
Wooler 1,931 12.9

Coldmartin

Haugh Head

Wooler

Wylam  1,978 3.9

Oakwood 

Wylam 

 

Population data from the 2021 Census.

Source of Town and Parish Councils: Northumberland County Council, accessed 18/08/2017 [1]

* Dormant Parish Councils[2]

+ Historic / best guess!

Settlements - added seperately, not exhaustive.

Acklington Civil Parish Acomb Civil Parish Adderstone with Lucker Civil Parish Akeld Civil Parish Allendale Civil Parish Alnham Civil Parish Alnmouth Civil Parish Alnwick Town Council area Alwinton Civil Parish Amble Civil Parish Ancroft Civil Parish Ashington Town Council area Bamburgh Civil Parish Bardon Mill Civil Parish Bavington Civil Parish Beadnell Civil Parish Belford Civil Parish Bellingham Civil Parish Belsay Civil Parish Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Council area Bewick Civil Parish Biddlestone Civil Parish Birtley Civil Parish Blanchland Civil Parish Blyth Town Council Area Bowsden Civil Parish Branxton Civil Parish Brinkburn Civil Parish Broomhaugh & Riding Civil Parish Bywell Civil Parish Callaly Civil Parish Capheaton Civil Parish Carham Civil Parish Cartington Civil Parish Chatton Civil Parish Chillingham Civil Parish Chollerton Civil Parish Choppington Civil Parish Coanwood Civil Parish Corbridge Civil Parish Cornhill-on-Tweed Civil Parish Corsenside Civil Parish Cramlington Town Council area Craster Civil Parish Cresswell Civil Parish Denwick Civil Parish Doddington Civil Parish Duddo Civil Parish Earle Civil Parish Easington Civil Parish East Bedlington Civil Parish East Chevington Civil Parish Edlingham Civil Parish Eglingham Civil Parish Ellingham Civil Parish Ellington and Linton Civil Parish Elsdon Civil Parish Embleton Civil Parish Ewart Civil Parish Falstone Civil Parish Featherstone Civil Parish Felton Civil Parish Ford Civil Parish Glanton Civil Parish Greenhead Civil Parish Greystead Civil Parish Haltwhistle Civil Parish Harbottle Civil Parish Hartburn Civil Parish Hartleyburn Civil Parish Hauxley Civil Parish Haydon Civil Parish Healey Civil Parish Hebron Civil Parish Heddon-on-the-Wall Civil Parish Hedgeley Civil Parish Hedley Civil Parish Henshaw Civil Parish Hepple Civil Parish Hepscott Civil Parish Hesleyhurst Civil Parish Hexham Town Council area Hexhamshire Civil Parish Hollinghill Civil Parish Holy Island Civil Parish Horncliffe Civil Parish Horsley Civil Parish Humshaugh Civil Parish Ilderton Civil Parish Ingram Civil Parish Kielder Civil Parish Kilham Civil Parish, Northumberland Kirknewton Civil Parish Kirkwhelpington Civil Parish Knarsdale with Kirkhaugh Civil Parish Kyloe Civil Parish Lesbury Civil Parish Lilburn Civil Parish Longframlington Civil Parish Longhirst Civil Parish Longhorsley Civil Parish Longhoughton Civil Parish Lowick Civil Parish Lynemouth Civil Parish Matfen Civil Parish Meldon Civil Parish Melkridge Civil Parish Middleton Civil Parish Milfield Civil Parish Mitford Civil Parish Morpeth Town Council Area Netherton Civil Parish Netherwitton Civil Parish Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Town Council area Newbrough Civil Parish Newton-by-the-Sea Civil Parish Newton-on-the-Moor and Swarland Civil Parish Norham Civil Parish North Sunderland and Seahouses Civil Parish Nunnykirk Civil Parish Ord Civil Parish Otterburn Civil Parish Ovingham Civil Parish Ovington Civil Parish Pegswood Civil Parish Plenmeller with Whitfield Civil Parish Ponteland Civil Parish Prudhoe Civil Parish Rennington Civil Parish Rochester and Byrness Civil Parish Roddam Civil Parish Rothbury Civil Parish Rothley Civil Parish Sandhoe Civil Parish Seaton Valley Civil Parish Shilbottle Civil Parish Shoreswood Civil Parish Shotley Low Quarter Civil Parish Simonburn Civil Parish Slaley Civil Parish Snitter Civil Parish Stamfordham Civil Parish Stannington Civil Parish Stocksfield Civil Parish Tarset Civil Parish Thirlwall Civil Parish Thirston Civil Parish Thropton Civil Parish Tillside Parish Council area Togston Civil Parish Tritlington and West Chevington Civil Parish Ulgham Civil Parish Wall Civil Parish Wallington Demesne Civil Parish Warden Civil Parish Wark Civil Parish Warkworth Civil Parish West Allen Civil Parish West Bedlington Civil Parish Whalton Civil Parish Whittingham Civil Parish Whittingham, Callaly & Alnham Parish Council, area Whittington Civil Parish, Northumberland Whitton and Tosson Civil Parish Widdrington Station and Stobswood Civil Parish Widdrington Village Civil Parish Wooler Civil Parish Wylam Civil Parish
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- List of Town and Parish Councils - nb. did not contain parishes without a current parish council.

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ELECTIONS: Parishes need new members
- Northumberland Gazette, 24 March 2017. ".....There are some communities which do not currently have a parish council. Working with the county council’s elections team, we have discovered that parish councils …

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Lilburn Civil Parish
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Lilburn Civil Parish
- Area: 16.4 km2 Population: 106 (2001 Census), 138 (2011 Census), 130 (2021 Census)Main settlements:&nbsp;East Lilburn,&nbsp;Newtown,&nbsp;Lilburn Tower,&nbsp;Lilburn Grange LILBURN (EAST and WEST), two townships in Eglingham parish, Northumberland; on and near …

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