Adderstone

This article is about the village in England. For the folklore object, see adder stone.

Adderstone
Houses by Adderstone Hall
Adderstone Location within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NU138303
Civil parish	Adderstone with Lucker
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Shire county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BELFORD
Postcode district	NE70
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed

Adderstone is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Adderstone with Lucker, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 185.[1]

History

The name "Adderstone" means 'Eadred's farm/settlement'.[2] Adderstone was formerly a township in the parish of Bambrough,[3] from 1866 Adderstone was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Adderstone with Lucker.[4]

Governance

Adderstone is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

References

1. "Population statistics Adderstone Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
2. "Adderstone Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
3. "History of Adderstone, in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
4. "Relationships and changes Adderstone Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

External links

Media related to Adderstone at Wikimedia Commons