Easington, Northumberland
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![]() ![]() Easington Location within Northumberland | |
Area | 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
Population | 143 (2011 census) |
• Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Easington is a place and former civil parish, now in the parish of Belford about 14 miles from Alnwick, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 143.[1] The parish touched Adderstone with Lucker, Bamburgh, Belford and Middleton.[2] The parish is coastal and stretches from Budle Bay in the east to .[3]
Features[]
There are 9 .[4]
History[]
The name 'Easington' means "Farm/settlement at or called Yesing", Yesing meaning "the gushing one", a stream-name.[5] Easington is a deserted medieval village; the village existed in 1296 but by the 18th century it was only 2 farms.[6] Easington was formerly a township in the parish of Belford;[7] in 1866 Easington became a civil parish in its own right. On 1 April 1955 Easington Grange, Outchester and Spindlestone parishes were merged with Easington.[8]
In February 2020 it was decided to abolish the parish of Easington and transfer the land into that of Belford;[9] on 1 April 2021 the parish was abolished.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Easington". City Population De. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Easington". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Easington". Keys to the Past. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Listed Buildings in Easington, Northumberland". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Easington Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Easington deserted medieval village". Keys to the Past. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "History of Belford, in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Easington CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Changes approved for Northumberland parish councils". Northumberland Gazette. 24 February 2020.
- ^ "The Northumberland County Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Easington and Belford) Order 2021" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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