Brenkley
Sign in to saveBrenkley is a hamlet and former civil parish about 6 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, now in the parish of Dinnington, in the Newcastle upon Tyne district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. In 1951, the parish had a population of 28.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Former civil parishes in Tyne and Wear, Geography of Newcastle upon Tyne and Hamlets in Tyne and Wear.
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- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Dinnington
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Brenkley is a hamlet and former civil parish about 6 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, now in the parish of Dinnington, in the Newcastle upon Tyne district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. In 1951, the parish had a population of 28.
== History == The name "Brenkley" means 'Brynca's mound' or 'edge mound'. Brenkley is possibly a shrunken medieval village, although there is no indications on the ground. Brenkley is one of the possible sources of the surname Brinkley. Brenkley was formerly a township in the parish of Dinnington, from 1866 Brenkley was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Dinnington, the rest went to form Brunswick. In 1974, it became part of Tyne and Wear, having previously been part of Northumberland.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brenkley” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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