Brunton, Northumberland

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Brunton
Location within Northumberland
OS grid reference NU205245
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ALNWICK
Postcode district NE66
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55°30′50″N1°40′37″W / 55.514°N 1.677°W / 55.514; -1.677

Brunton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton-by-the-Sea, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is about 7 miles (11 km) north of Alnwick, a short distance inland from the North Sea. In 1951 the parish had a population of 35. [1]

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History

The village is in open flat terrain and gave its name to RAF Brunton, an airfield built during World War II, whose abandoned concrete runways lie immediately north of the village. RAF Brunton was operational as a satellite training airfield for RAF Milfield from the summer of 1942 until early 1946 and existed as a civil aviation field till 2003. [2]

Governance

Brunton is in the Northumberland County Council division of Longhoughton, and the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. In 1866 Brunton became a civil parish in its own right; it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Newton by the Sea. [3]

Landmarks

The village has a country house and a mill with ancillary buildings. All are now holiday lets. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics Brunton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Brunton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Relationships and changes Brunton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Luxury Holiday Cottages". Brunton House and Cottages. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

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