Place:Akeld, Northumberland, England

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NameAkeld
TypeVillage
Located inNorthumberland, England
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Akeld is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the west of Wooler, and has a population of 82. Its name is Anglo-Saxon Old English ac-helde, 'oak slope'.

Akeld is dominated by the buildings of Akeld Manor and Country Club. To the south is Akeld Bastle, a sixteenth century bastle house. Only the ground floor remains of the original building, the rest having been rebuilt in the eighteenth century.


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