| Name | High and Low Brunton |
| Alt names | Brunton | source: alternate name |
| Type | Township, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 55.514°N 1.677°W |
| Located in | Northumberland, England ( - 1955) |
| See also | Embleton, Northumberland, England | ancient parish in which it was a township | | Bamburgh Ward, Northumberland, England | ancient county division in which it was located | | Alnwick Rural, Northumberland, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1955 | | Newton by the Sea, Northumberland, England | civil parish into which it was absorbed in 1955 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of High and Low Brunton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
BRUNTON (High and Low), a township in Embleton parish, Northumberland; adjacent to the Northeastern railway, 7½ miles NNE of Alnwick. Acres: 238. Population: 86. Houses: 14.
High and Low Brunton (or Brunton) was a township in the ancient parish of Embleton. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 until 1955 it was part of Alnwick Rural District. In 1955 the civil parish was abolished and the area was absorbed into the parish of Newton by the Sea.
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.
Categories: Northumberland, England | High and Low Brunton, Northumberland, England | Embleton, Northumberland, England | Bamburgh Ward, Northumberland, England | Alnwick Rural, Northumberland, England | Newton by the Sea, Northumberland, England |
