Akeld

Akeld
Akeld
	View over Akeld from the south
	Akeld Location within Northumberland
Population	221 (2011 census(including Kirknewton))
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
UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed;
	List of places UK England Northumberland 55°33′32″N 2°04′23″W / 55.559°N 2.073°W

Akeld is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England.^[1] It is situated to the west of Wooler, and in 2001 had a population of 82,^[2] increasing at the 2011 Census to 221, although this was partly due to the parish merging with that of Kirknewton.^[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.

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

^ Local history Archived 2007-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Census 2001". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 July 2015.

External links

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[1] Local history Archived 2007-08-26 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Census 2001". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2009.

[3] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 July 2015.

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