Rennington is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England about 4 miles (6 km) north of Alnwick. The parish includes the village of Rock and the hamlets of Broxfield and Stamford. In 2011 the parish had a population of 366.

Rennington
Rennington Village Green
Rennington is located in Northumberland
Rennington
Rennington
Location within Northumberland
Population336 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNU 213 185
Civil parish
  • Rennington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALNWICK
Postcode districtNE66
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland
55°27′36″N 1°39′54″W / 55.4599°N 1.6651°W / 55.4599; -1.6651

Governance

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Rennington is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. From 1974 to 2009 it was in Alnwick district.

Rennington was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Embleton,[2] in 1866 Rennington became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1955 the parishes of Broxfield, Rock and Stamford were abolished and merged with Rennington.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ^ "History of Rennington, in Alnwick and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Rennington CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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  Media related to Rennington at Wikimedia Commons

  • GENUKI (Accessed: 27 November 2008)