Akeld

Akeld

View over Akeld from the south
Akeld
 Akeld shown within Northumberland
Population 221 (2011 census(including Kirknewton))
OS grid referenceNT955295
Unitary authorityNorthumberland
Ceremonial countyNorthumberland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town WOOLER
Postcode district NE71
Dialling code 01668
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK ParliamentBerwick-upon-Tweed
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland

Coordinates: 55°33′32″N 2°04′23″W / 55.559°N 2.073°W / 55.559; -2.073

Akeld is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England.[1] It is situated to the west of Wooler, and has a population of 82,[2] increasing at the 2011 Census to 221.[3] Its name is Anglo-Saxon Old English ac-helde, 'oak slope'.

Akeld Bastle

Akeld is dominated by the buildings of Akeld Manor and Country Club. To the south is Akeld Bastle, a sixteenth-century bastle house. Only the ground floor remains of the original building, the rest having been rebuilt in the eighteenth century.


History

From 1887 to 1930 the village was served by Akeld railway station.

Governance

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


References

External links

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