Farne Islands, Northumberland Genealogy

England Northumberland



= Parish Records =

An extra parochial place; it is necessary to refer to Bamburgh, Northumberland parish or adjacent parishes like  Belford, Northumberland or  North Sunderland, Northumberland. The Farne Islands were transferred in 1844 to Northumberland North Durham references in the Durham Bishop’s Transcripts collection 1700-1900

There are seventeen small islands, The largest of these islands is Inner Farne (historiclly known as House Island, the  is the site on Which Cuthbert dwelt and later a Benedictine Priory. The remains of a square tower, the ruins of a church, and other buildings including a lighthouse, are managed as a breeding site for  thousand of Artic terns

The lighthouse on Outer Farne was home to the lighthouse keeper, father of Grace Darling and was the site of the famous shipwreck rescue.

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