Akeld

Akeld

View over Akeld from the south
Akeld
Akeld shown within Northumberland
Population 221 (2011 census(including Kirknewton))
OS grid reference NT955295
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
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

Akeld is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England.[1] It is situated to the west of Wooler, and has a population of 82,[2] increasing at the 2011 Census to 221.[3] Its name is Anglo-Saxon Old English ac-helde, 'oak slope'.

Akeld Bastle

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

  1. ↑ Local history Archived 2007-08-26 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Census 2001". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 July 2015.


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