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Croquetdale Ward, 1855


Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855.

CROQUETDALE WARD

 

CROQUETDALE WARD is divided into four divisions, East, West, North, and South, and comprises two market towns Alnwick and Rothbury, twelve parishes, two parochial chapelries, and three extra-parochial places, besides six townships belonging to Warkworth parish, which is chiefly situated in Morpeth Ward. This large division of the county is bounded on the north by Bambrough and Glendale Wards, on the west by Scotland, on the south by Morpeth and Tindale Wards, and on the east by the German Ocean. Its form is an irregular oval; its greatest length, from east to west, being thirty-six miles, whilst its extreme breadth from north to south, is about twenty miles, and its total area is 286,762 statute acres. The number of its inhabitants in 1801, was 17,122; in 1841, 20,997; and in 1851, 21,717 souls. The soil and aspect of this district vary greatly; from lofty and sterile wastes to valleys of great fertility. In the eastern part of the ward the surface slopes gently to the sea, and the soil produces abundant crops. There are also some excellent seams of coal and beds of freestone. Splendid meadows are found in the vale of Whittingham, while the most unproductive land in the county is found upon Rimside Moor. A light dry loam prevails in the vicinity of Rothbury, a cold wet loam is found on the banks of the Reed, and the north-western part of the ward is a mountainous region, furnishing pasturage to flocks of sheep, which are very numerous in the neighbourhood. The ward is well watered by the rivers Coquet, Reed, Aln, Breamish, and Till, and by many smaller streams. The following table exhibits the names of the parishes, their acreage, number of houses, and population in 1851 : - 

Parish etc. Acres Houses Males Females Total
Alnham 12,389 47 138 153 291
Alnwick 16,250 1,095 3,421 3,898 7,319
Alwinton 31,940 174 428 425 853
Brinkburn 3,378 47 118 107 225
Edlingham 12,348 140 382 368 742
Eglingham 23,361 343 957 1,043 2,000
Elsdon 74,917 303 785 858 1,643
Felton 12,830 325 796 778 1,574
Framlington (Long)  4,962 135 269 280 549
Holystone 19,900 89 225 211 436
llderton 9,670 101 314 327 641
Ingram 11,304 30 104 94 198
Kidland - 9 36 25 61
Ramshope 1,010 1 8 5 13
Rothbury 34,798 516 1,266 1,279 2,545
Shilbottle 7,704 256 642 656 1,298
Whittingham 17,484 357 907 998 1,905
Northumberland Parishes and Townships - 1855 Alnham Parsh, 1855 Whittingham Parish, 1855 Ilderton Parish, 1855 Ingram Parish, 1855 Felton Parish, 1855 Longframlington, 1855 Rothbury Parish, 1855 Shilbottle Parish, 1855 Holystone Parish, 1855 Brinkburn, 1855 Eglingham Parish, 1855 Alwinton Parish, 1855 Elsdon Parish, 1855 Edlingham Parish, 1855
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Rothbury Parish, 1855
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Rothbury Parish, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. ROTHBURY PARISH   ROTHBURY parish is bounded on the north by Whittingham, on the west by Elsdon, on …
Alwinton Parish, 1855
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Alwinton Parish, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. ALWINTON PARISH   ALWINTON parish is about fourteen miles in length by nine in breadth, and comprises an …
Elsdon Parish, 1855
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Elsdon Parish, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. ELSDON PARISH   ELSDON, an extensive rarish forming the whole south division of Coquetdale Ward, is bounded on …
Alnham Parsh, 1855
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Alnham Parsh, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. Note: The modern spelling of Screnwood in this document is Scrainwood. ALNHAM PARISH   ALNHAM is a small …
Whittingham Parish, 1855
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Whittingham Parish, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. WHlTTINGHAM PARISH   WHITTINGHAM parish comprises the townships of Callaley with Yetlington, Glanton, Lorbottle, Ryle Great, Ryle Little, …
Ilderton Parish, 1855
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Ilderton Parish, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. ILDERTON PARISH   lLDERTON parish is bounded on the north by Wooler and Doddington, on the west by …
Ingram Parish, 1855
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Ingram Parish, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. Note: Linop in this directory now has the modern spelling of Linhope. INGRAM PARISH INGRAM is a parish, …
Felton Parish, 1855
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Felton Parish, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. FELTON PARISH   FELTON, a parish, partly in the east division of Coquetdale Ward, and partly in the …
Longframlington, 1855
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Longframlington, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. LONG FRAMLINGTON PAROCHIAL CHAPELRY   LONG FRAMLINGTON is a chapelry, township, and village, comprising an area of 4,962 …
Shilbottle Parish, 1855
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Shilbottle Parish, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. SHILBOTTLE PARISH   SHILBOTTLE parish comprises the townships of Guyzance, Hazon, Newton-on-the-Moor, Shilbottle, Whittle, and Woodhouse, and is …
Holystone Parish, 1855
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Holystone Parish, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. HOLYSTONE PAROCHIAL CHAPELRY   HOLYSTONE is a parochial chapelry bounded on the north and east by Alwinton parish, …
Brinkburn, 1855
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Brinkburn, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. BRINKBURN PAROCHIAL CHAPELRY   BRINKBURN is a parochial chapelry in the eastern division of Coquetdale Ward, and western …
Eglingham Parish, 1855
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Eglingham Parish, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. EGLINGHAM PARISH   EGLINGHAM parish is bounded on the north by Glendale Ward, on the west by the …
Edlingham Parish, 1855
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Edlingham Parish, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. EDLIGHAM PARISH   EDLINGHAM: parish is bounded on the north by Eglingham, on the west by Whittingham, on …

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