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Blanchland is a village in Northumberland, England, on the border with County Durham. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 UK census was 135. Set beside the river in a wooded section of the Derwent valley, Blanchland is an attractive small village in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Blanchland was formed out of the medieval Blanchland Abbey property by Nathaniel Crew, 3rd Baron Crew, the Bishop of Durham, (1674-1722). It is a conservation village, largely built of stone from the remains of the 12th-century Abbey. It features picturesque houses, set against a backdrop of deep woods and open moors. Located near the Derwent Reservoir, it provides facilities for sailing and fishing. Blanchland was the main village of the township and parish of Blanchland, which was also know as Shotley High Quarter. It was originally a township (and a chapelry) in the ancient parish of Bywell St. Andrew. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 until 1974 the parish was part of Hexham Rural District. In 1974 rural districts were abolished and Blanchland became part of the Tynedale District until 2009 when Northumberland became a unitary authority. A Vision of Britain through Time provides a long description of Blanchland from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72. [edit] Research Tips
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