Akeld
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Coordinates: 55°33′32″N 2°04′23″W / 55.559°N 2.073°W
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 View over Akeld from the south |
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Akeld shown within Northumberland |
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| Population | 82 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | NT955295 |
| Unitary authority | Northumberland |
| Ceremonial county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WOOLER |
| Postcode district | NE71 |
| Dialling code | 01668 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Akeld is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England.[2] It is situated to the west of Wooler, and has a population of 82.[3] Its name is Anglo-Saxon Old English ac-helde, 'oak slope'.
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.
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[edit] History
From 1887 to 1930 the village was served by Akeld railway station.
[edit] Governance
Akeld is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
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