Place:Adderstone with Lucker, Northumberland, England

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Adderstone with Lucker is a civil parish in Northumberland, England created in 1955. The parish includes the villages of Adderstone, Lucker, Warenford, Ratchwood, Newstead and Bradford in Bamburgh, and had a population of 195 at the 2001 UK census, increasing to 238 at the 2011 UK census.

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Adderstone with Lucker was formed as a civil parish in 1955 from the two parishes making up its name plus Bradford in Bamburgh, Newstead, Ratchwood and Warenford. From 1955 until 1974 it was part of Belford Rural District. In 1974 rural districts were abolished and Adderstone with Lucker became part of the Berwick upon Tweed 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.

• Northumberland and Durham FHS covers both Northumberland and County Durham. The Family History Society have a research centre in Percy House in central Newcastle upon Tyne (full address on website), open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. Browse the website to see what else the society can provide.
• Further information from GENUKI
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1832 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time. This map includes the boundaries of the various Wards (or "hundreds") in existence at that time.
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1900 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1944 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• English Jurisdictions 1851, a parish finding aid provided by FamilySearch, particularly helpful in large towns and cities.
• Unfortunately, there is no Victoria County History for Northumberland.