Biddlestone

Biddlestone

Former farmhouse, Biddlestone
Biddlestone
 Biddlestone shown within Northumberland
Population 177 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNT963081
DistrictAlnwick
Shire countyNorthumberland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MORPETH
Postcode district NE65
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK ParliamentBerwick-upon-Tweed
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland

Coordinates: 55°22′05″N 2°03′32″W / 55.368°N 2.059°W / 55.368; -2.059

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.


Governance

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


Landmarks

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

References

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

External links

Media related to Biddlestone at Wikimedia Commons


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