Beanley
| Beanley | |
|---|---|
 Beanley Hall | |
  Beanley Beanley shown within Northumberland | |
| OS grid reference | NU085185 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALNWICK |
| Postcode district | NE66 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | |
Description
In 1870-1872, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Beanley like this:
"Beanley, a township in Eglingham parish, Northumberland; on the river Breamish, 7 miles NW of Alnwick. Acres, 2,341. Pop., 116. Houses, 23. The earls of Dunbar anciently held it on the tenure of maintaining a road into Scotland. A cross stands on Hedgeley-moor, at a short distance from the village, erected to the memory of Sir Ralph Percy, who fell in 1464 in a battle with the Yorkists."
Beanley is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north-west of Alnwick, near Eglingham.
Governance
Beanley is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
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