Place:Broomley and Stocksfield, Northumberland, England

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NameBroomley and Stocksfield
Alt namesApperleysource: township, part of parish from 1887
Broomleysource: township, part of parish
Hindleysource: settlement in parish
New Ridleysource: settlement in parish
Old Ridleysource: settlement in parish
Stocksfieldsource: township, part of parish
Stocksfield Hallsource: estate in parish
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates54.948°N 1.914°W
Located inNorthumberland, England     (1866 - )
See alsoBywell St. Peter, Northumberland, Englandancient parish in which it was a township
Tynedale Ward, Northumberland, Englandancient division in which it was located
Apperley, Northumberland, Englandcivil parish absorbed into the parish in 1887
Hexham Rural, Northumberland, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1974
Tynedale District, Northumberland, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area 1974-2009
source: Family History Library Catalog


Broomley and Stocksfield has been the name of the civil parish since 1866 (but it is quite often simply known as Broomley). The two main settlements are described separately in Wikipedia. (See below.)

Broomley and Stocksfield were originally townships in the ancient parish of Bywell St. Peter. They became a single civil parish in 1866, and in 1887 absorbed Apperley, Stocksfield Hall (which had been a separate township and parish and a seat of the Viscounts Allendale) and parts of Mickley. From 1894 until 1955 it was part of Hexham Rural District. In 1974 rural districts were abolished and Broomley and Stocksfield became part of the Tynedale District until 2009 when Northumberland became a unitary authority.

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Broomley

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Broomley is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated between Hexham and Newcastle, to the south of the River Tyne and west of Stocksfield.

Stocksfield

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Stocksfield is a small, yet sprawling commuter village situated close to the River Tyne, about 14 miles (23 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne and 10 miles (16 km) east of Hexham in the southern part of Northumberland, England. There are several smaller villages and hamlets surrounding Stocksfield, including New Ridley and Old Ridley (not parts of the civil parish of Ridley which is 20 miles to the west), Broomley, Hindley, Bywell, Mickley, and Hedley on the Hill.

Applerley and Apperley Dene

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Apperley Dene is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is situated between Hexham and Newcastle upon Tyne, south of the River Tyne.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Apperley from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"APPERLEY, a township in Bywell-St. Peter parish, Northumberland; near the Tyne, 7 miles ESE of Corbridge. Acres: 429. Population: 20. Houses: 4.

Apperley was originally a township in the ancient parish of Bywell St. Peter. It became a separate civil parish in 1866, but lost that status in 1887 when it was absorbed into the civil parish of Broomley and Stocksfield. Apperley Dene is a settlement in the township.

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  • Northumberland Archives previously known as Northumberland Collections Service and Northumberland County Record Office. Now based within Woodhorn Museum in Ashington and providing free access to numerous records for local and family historians alike.
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