Alwinton with Holystone, Northumberland Genealogy

Guide to Alwinton with Holystone Parish, Northumberland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Alwinton like this:

ALLENTON, or Alwinton, a township and a parish in Rothbury district, Northumberland. The township lies on the Coquet river, at the influx of the rivulet Allen or Alwin, 13 miles NNW of Scots Gap r. station, and 19 WSW of Alnwick. The parish contains also the townships of Farnham, Sharperton, Peals, Clennel, Burrowden, Biddlestone, Linbridge, Fair hangh, Netherton-North-Side, and Netherton-South Side. Post Town, Harbottle, under Morpeth. The property, together with that of Holystone, is held chiefly by two proprietors. Much of the surface is moor and hill, rising toward the Central Cheviots.

Additional information:

Alwinton St Michael and All Angels with Holystone is an ancient parish. Other places in the parish include: Barrow, Sharperton, Biddlestone, Borrowden, Borrowdon, Burradon, Burrowden, Clenel, Clennel, Clennell, Dues Hill, Dueshill, Fairhaugh, Farnham, Hallystone, Harbottle, Holystone, Linbridge, Linbrig, Linbriggs, Linsheeles, Linshields, Linshiels, Netherton North Side, Netherton South Side, Peals, Peels, and Biddleston.

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Civil Registration
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Church records
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Church of England
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Poor Law Unions
Rothbury Poor Law Union, Northumberland

Probate Records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Northumberland Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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