Biddlestone
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 Former farmhouse, Biddlestone |
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| Population | 177 (2011 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | NT963081 |
| District | Alnwick |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MORPETH |
| Postcode district | NE65 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
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Coordinates: 55°22′05″N 2°03′32″W / 55.368°N 2.059°W
Biddlestone is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is about 14 miles (23 km) to the west of Alnwick. In the early 21st Century several of Northumberland's least populated parishes were merged to form slightly larger units. Biddlestone was merged with Alwinton, the enlarged parish having a population of 177 in 2011.
Governance
Biddlestone is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Landmarks
Biddlestone Roman Catholic Chapel is a Grade II* listed building, and is all that now remains of the former mansion Biddlestone Hall.
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 July 2015.
External links
Media related to Biddlestone at Wikimedia Commons
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