Biddlestone is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is about 14 miles (23 km) to the west of Alnwick. In the early 21st Century several of Northumberland's least populated parishes were merged to form slightly larger units. Biddlestone was merged with Alwinton, the enlarged parish having a population of 177 in 2011.

Biddlestone
Former priest's residence, Biddlestone
Biddlestone is located in Northumberland
Biddlestone
Biddlestone
Location within Northumberland
Population177 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNT963081
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMORPETH
Postcode districtNE65
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland
55°22′05″N 2°03′32″W / 55.368°N 2.059°W / 55.368; -2.059

Governance

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

Landmarks

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Biddlestone Roman Catholic Chapel is a Grade II* listed building, and is all that now remains of the former mansion Biddlestone Hall.

References

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  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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