Eachwick

Hamlet in Northumberland, England

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55°02′04″N 1°49′02″W / 55.034374°N 1.8172136°W / 55.034374; -1.8172136

Eachwick is a hamlet and former civil parish 11 miles (18 km) from Morpeth, now in the parish of Stamfordham, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 69.[1]

History

The name "Eachwick" is uncertain and may mean 'Oak-tree specialized-farm' or 'Aeca's specialized-farm'.[2] Eachwick was formerly a township in Heddon-on-the-Wall parish,[3] from 1866 Eachwick was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished and merged to create Stamfordham on 1 April 1955.[4] There are earthworks of Eachwick medieval village, that existed in AD 1296.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Population Statistics Eachwick Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Eachwick Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ^ "History of Eachwick, in Castle Morpeth and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Relationships and Changes Eachwick Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Eachwick shrunken medieval village (Stamfordham)". Keys to the Past. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  • "Eachwick". Heddon-on-the-Wall Local History Society. Retrieved 24 November 2019.


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