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Acklington, Northumberland: People and Places of 1879

Enjoy a glimpse of history about Acklington in Northumberland, North East England, UK.

The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland

by Kelly and Company

Published in 1879



ACKLINGTON is an ecclesiastical parish comprising the townships of ACKLINGTON, ACKLINGTON PARK and GUYZANCE, formed in 1859 from the parish of Warkworth and the extra parochial chapelry of Brainshaugh, in the Northern division of the county, eastern division of Coquetdale ward, Alnwick union and county court district, rural deanery of Alnwick, archdeaconry of Lindisfarne and diocese of Durham. Acklington has a station on the Newcastle and Berwick railway, 10 miles south-east from Alnwick, 12 north from Morpeth, 14 east from Rothbury and 28¾ north from Newcastle. The church of St. John, erected at the sole cost of Algernon, Duke of Northumberland, is a stone structure in the Early English style and consists of chancel, nave and aisles, and has a fine open roof and a very handsome stained east window in memory of Algernon, Duke of Northumberland. The register dates from the year 1859. The living is a rectory, yearly value £336 gross, with residence, in the gift of the Duke of Northumberland and held by the Rev. George Selby Thomson, M.A. of Jesus College, Cambridge. There is a Church of England school under government inspection, with master's residence. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of the manor and sole landowner. The soil is strong clay ; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are wheat, oats and pasture. The area of the township is 2,122 acres ; rateable value, £5,115 ; and the population in 1871 was 258. The area of the ecclesiastical parish is 4,320 acres ; the population in 1871 was 621.

Acklington Park is a township, situated on the south side of the Coquet, 3½ miles south-west from Warkworth and 1 mile north-west from Acklington station. There is a woollen manufactory. Acklington High Park stands on an elevated position. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of the manor and sole landowner. The soil is clayey and loamy. The crops are turnips, barley and wheat. The acreage is 795 ; rateable value, £797 ; and the population in 1871 was 120.

Guyzance is a village and township with the hamlet of BRAINSHAUGH in this parish. The village is 7 miles south-south-east from Alnwick, 3 south-west from Warkworth and 2½ north-east from Acklington station, and is situated on the river Coquet. Here are the remains of an old chapel and burying ground. The Duke of Northumberland, who is lord of the manor, John Tate, esq. of Barn hill, and Mrs. Lisle are chief landowners. The soil is sandy and clayey. The crops are wheat, barley, oats and turnips. The area is 1,403 acres ; rateable value, £2,465 ; the population in 1871 was 243.

BRAINSHAUGH hamlet comprises an area of 300 acres and is the property of Mrs. Lisle.

POST, MONEY ORDER & TELEGRAPH OFFICE & Savings Bank.—Christopher Pringle, postmaster. Letters arrive from the south at 5.0 & 6.58 a.m. ; dispatched 5.10 p.m. & 9.45 p.m. Letters arrive from the north at 5.37 p.m. ; dispatched 4.15 p.m. Letters arrive there is also a dispatch to Alnwick at 6.40 a.m

Church of England School, John Vasey, master ; Miss Jane Purvis, mistress

Railway Station, James Henry Balmbra, station master

CARRIER TO ALNWICK.—John Bell, saturday

Acklington.

Thomson Rev. Geo. Selby, M.A. [rectory]

Cowans William, farmer, Coal houses

Dawson Joseph & Thomas, shoe makers

Gray Thos. Richardson, Railway hotel

Heath Thomas, farmer, Chester house

Huntley Margaret (Miss), shopkeeper

Huntley William, joiner

Potts Ralph, blacksmith

Pringle Christopher, postmaster

Scott Jsph. & Thos. farmers, Field house

Thompson Thomas Harper, farmer, Cavelhead

Turnbull Isabella (Mrs.), shopkeeper

Acklington Park.

Appleby George, farmer, High park

Davison George, tailor

McKenzie John, shopkeeper

Thomson David & Sons, woollen manufacturers & farmers

Guyzance.

Davidson James, Bank house

Tate Captain John, East house

Tate John, Barnhill

COMMERCIAL.

Beal Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper

Carrs Robert, blacksmith

Coxon George, farmer, Guyzance lee

Crosby (William & John) & Martin (George), farmers, Brainshaugh

Johnson William, joiner

McKenzie Thomas, joiner

Tate John & George, carpenters

Tate John, farmer, land agent & landowner, Barnhill

Tate John, farmer & landowner, East ho

Trobe Ralph, cowkeeper

Trobe Richard, miller, Guyzance mill

Trobe Thomas, gardener


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