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Abberwick
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Postcode district NE66
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55°24′54″N1°48′14″W / 55.415°N 1.804°W / 55.415; -1.804 Coordinates: 55°24′54″N1°48′14″W / 55.415°N 1.804°W / 55.415; -1.804

 

Abberwick is a hamlet and former civil parish near the River Aln, now in the parish of Edlingham, in the English county of Northumberland. In 1951 the parish had a population of 44. [1]

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History

The name is derived from Old English 'Alubeorht's or Alu(h)burg's dairy farm' (Alubeorht or Alu(h)burg + wīc). It was recorded as Alburwic in 1169, Alber- or Alburckwick in 1278, Awberwyke in 1428, Averwick in 1610 and Abberwick from 1689. [2]

Abberwick is also a deserted medieval village. [3] In the mid-19th century, Abberwick comprised four farms, a corn mill and a few houses. The population was 99 people in 1801, 142 in 1811, 125 in 1821, 135 in 1831, 170 in 1841 and 148 in 1851. It had an area of 1,678 acres and was the property of Bryan Burrell of Broom Park. [4]

Governance

Abberwick is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Abberwick was formerly a township in Edlingham parish, [5] from 1866 Abberwick was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Edlingham. [6]


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References

  1. ↑ "Population Statistics Abberwick Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Watts, Victor (2007). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. p. 1. ISBN   978-0521168557.
  3. ↑ "ABBERWICK". Pastscape. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Whellan, William (1855). History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland. London: Whittaker. p. 642. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "History of Abberwick, in Alnwick and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Relationships and changes Abberwick Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 1 February 2018.


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