Nunnykirk is a settlement and civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 160.
Nunnykirk | |
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Location within Northumberland | |
Population | 160 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | NZ0892 |
Civil parish |
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Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Morpeth |
Postcode district | NE61 |
Police | Northumbria |
Fire | Northumberland |
Ambulance | North East |
Nunnykirk is the location of Nunnykirk Hall, a former nunnery country house and current school.
Governance
editNunnykirk was formerly a township in Nether Witton parish,[2] in 1866 Nunnykirk became a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1955 the parishes of Coatyards, Ewesley, Healey and Combhill, Ritton Colt Park, Ritton White House, Todburn and Wingates were abolished and merged with Nunnykirk.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "History of Nunnykirk, in Alnwick and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Nunnykirk Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
External links
editMedia related to Nunnykirk at Wikimedia Commons