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ALWINTON

The location of the Parish of Alwinton (shown in green).
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"ALWINTON, or ALLENTON PARISH. Extends from the borders of Scotland at Makenden, to Burn Foot, near Trewit Mains, a distance of about 14 miles; and from Shill-Moor southward to Farnham, more than 9 miles. It is a mountainous region, lying on the north side of the Coquet river, and stretching from both sides of the river Alwine, which rises 5½ miles N. of Alwinton, and falls into the Coquet, near that village. A poem. entitled "the Marriage of the Coquet and Alwine," by an unknown author, was printed in 1817, for John Adamson, Esq. of Newcastle." [From History, Directory, and Gazetteer of the counties of Durham and Northumberland, Parson and White, 1828]

Census

• The 1851 Census Index (microfiche CN27) published by the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society may be of value to researchers interested in this parish.
  
  

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Church Records

• Alwinton - Church Records - links and information.
  
  

Civil Registration

• This area is now within Northumberland North 2nd Registration District. Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be obtained from: Superintendent Registrar, Register Office, 6 Market Place, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1HP. If ordering certificates from a District Office, please note the following:
  
  
  1. The cost of a certificate is currently (from 1st April 2003) £ 7.00 - send a Sterling cheque payable to the Superintendent Registrar plus return postage or two International Reply Coupons;
  2. The G.R.O. (St Catherine's) Index references are of no value;
  3. For marriage certificates, the precise place of marriage must be given;
  4. Civil Registration in England and Wales began on July 1st 1837.
     
     

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Description and Travel

• Photographs of Harbottle Castle from Terry Walsh's North Country Roads website.
  
  
• Photographs of Alwinton, Biddlestone , Harbottle, Holystone - Lady's Well and Woodhouses Bastle from Les Bell's Northumberland Cam website.
  
  
• The Northumberland Communities website includes pages relating to Nedderton. They provide "a range of learning resource material that reflects Northumberland's heritage, providing a base for studying the County's history. The website provides a starting point for understanding the development of communities in Northumberland. It also seeks to illustrate the range of sources for family and local history research that are available via Northumberland Archives Service."
  
  

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Gazetteers

• The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to this parish - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
  
  

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History

• The history of Alwinton Parish is included in:- Northumberland County History Committee, History of Northumberland, Volume 15. Newcastle, A. Reid, 1940. (Available on fiche from Ancestral Indexes).
  
  
• The history of Holystone Parochial Chapelry is included in Northumberland County History Committee, History of Northumberland, Volume 15. Newcastle, A. Reid, 1940. (Available on fiche from Ancestral Indexes).
  
  

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Maps

• Alwinton - Maps - links and information.
  
  

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Alwinton Parish was part of Rothbury Poor Law Union. The Union Workhouse was located in the town of Rothbury. Some records are held at Northumberland Collections Service, but these are of limited genealogical value.
  
  
• Peter Higginbotham has provided details and maps of Rothbury Workhouse.
  
  

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