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Sharperton
Location within Northumberland
OS grid reference NT955035
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MORPETH
Postcode district NE65
Dialling code 01669
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55°19′34″N2°04′19″W / 55.326°N 2.072°W / 55.326; -2.072

Sharperton is a small settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Harbottle, in Northumberland, England. Sharperton is the site of a deserted medieval village, which was documented as having 14 taxpayers in 1296, and described as having two short rows of dwellings in 1632. [1] There was also a bastle (fortified farmhouse) here. In 1951 the parish had a population of 36. [2]

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Governance

Sharperton is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Sharperton was formerly a township in Alwinton parish, [3] from 1866 Sharperton was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Harbottle. [4]


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References

  1. "Sharperton, Northumberland | Co-Curate". co-curate.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. "Population statistics Sharperton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. "History of Sharperton, in Alnwick and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. "Relationships and changes Sharperton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 January 2022.