Alwinton
Sign in to saveAlwinton (previously named "Allenton" and sometimes still referred to as this) is a village and former parish in Northumberland, England. Alwinton is named after the nearby River Alwin, and means farm on the River Alwin.
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- AlwintonChurch.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 240px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Michael and All Angels
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Alwinton
- UK place.population
- 71
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Northumberland
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northumberland
- UK place.region
- North East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- UK place.post_town
- MORPETH
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Northumberland
- Population
- +159
- Official website
- www.alwintonparish.co.uk/index.html
- Image
- AlwintonChurch.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Governance
- Historical population and surnames
- Religious sites
- Alwinton Border Shepherds Show
- Images gallery
- References
- External links
Alwinton (previously named "Allenton" and sometimes still referred to as this) is a village and former parish in Northumberland, England. Alwinton is named after the nearby River Alwin, and means farm on the River Alwin.
Alwinton lies at the head of the Coquet valley, on the edge of both the Otterburn Army Training Estate and the Northumberland National Park. The village is roughly from the border with Scotland, and about to the west of Alnwick.