Unthank, Alnham

Human settlement in England
  • Alnham
Unitary authority
  • Northumberland
Shire county
  • Northumberland
Region
  • North East
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  • Berwick-upon-Tweed
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UK
England
Northumberland
55°23′49″N 1°58′41″W / 55.397°N 1.978°W / 55.397; -1.978

Unthank is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Alnham in Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 11.[1]


History

It is first mentioned in writing as Unthanc in 1207, and in its current orthography in 1242.[2] Unthank is a deserted medieval village that was last referred to in documents in 1726.[3] Unthank was a township in Alnham parish.[4] From 1866 Unthank was a civil parish in its own right until it was merged with Alnham on 1 April 1955.[5]

Governance

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


References

  1. ^ "Population Statistics Unthank Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 486. ISBN 0198691033.
  3. ^ "Unthank Deserted Village (Alnham)". Keys to the Past. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. ^ "History of Unthank, in Alnwick and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Relationships and Changes Unthank Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 February 2020.


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