Place:Fallodon, Northumberland, England

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Fallodon is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton-by-the-Sea, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is the territorial designation of Viscount Grey of Fallodon and Baronet Grey of Fallodon. It is pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable.

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

"FALLOWDEN, a township in Embleton parish, Northumberland; 6½ miles NNE of Alnwick. Acres: 1,024. Population: 104. Houses: 19. Fallowden House belonged formerly to the Woods, and belongs now to Sir George Grey, Bart. An ilex-tree [holly] here has a girth of 11 feet in the stem."

As stated above, Fallodon was part of the ancient parish of Embleton. From 1894 until 1955 it was part of Alnwick Rural District. In 1955 the civil parish was abolished and it was absorbed into the nearby parish of Newton by the Sea.

Research Tips

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• 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.