| Name | Tarset |
| Type | Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 55.163°N 2.328°W |
| Located in | Northumberland, England (1955 - ) |
| See also | Bellingham, Northumberland, England | civil parish from which it was created | | West Tarset, Northumberland, England | civil parish from which it was created | | Thorneyburn, Northumberland, England | civil parish from which it was created | | Bellingham Rural, Northumberland, England | rural district of which it was part 1955-1974 | | Tynedale District, Northumberland, England | district municipality covering the area 1974-2009 |
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Tarset is a civil parish in Northumberland, England, created in 1955 from parts of Bellingham, West Tarset and Thorneyburn parishes. It is 4 miles (6 km) west-north-west of Bellingham.
From 1955 until 1974 it was part of Bellingham Rural District. In 1974 rural districts were abolished and Tarset became part of the Tynedale District until 2009 when Northumberland became a unitary authority.
Research Tips
- 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.
- Full postal address: Museum and Northumberland Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF; Phone: 01670 624455
- There is a branch office in Berwick upon Tweed.
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