Bradford, Adderstone with Lucker explained

Official Name:Bradford
Country:England
Region:North East England
Shire County:Northumberland
Unitary England:Northumberland
Civil Parish:Adderstone with Lucker
Constituency Westminster:Berwick-upon-Tweed
Post Town:BELFORD
Postcode Area:NE
Postcode District:NE70
Os Grid Reference:NU155325
Coordinates:55.586°N -1.756°W
Static Image Name:Roadside cottages at Bradford (geograph 4344549).jpg

Bradford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Adderstone with Lucker, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is situated to the south-west of Bamburgh, a short distance inland from the North Sea coast. In 1951 the parish had a population of 14.[1]

History

The name "Bradford" means 'Broad ford'.[2] Bradford was formerly a township in the parish of Bambrough,[3] from 1866 Bradford was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Adderstone with Lucker.[4]

Governance

Bradford is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Bradford Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain. 4 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Bradford Key to English Place-names. The University of Nottingham. 4 November 2021. Note that there are 2, select the more northerly red dot.
  3. Web site: History of Bradford, in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland. A Vision of Britain through Time. 4 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Relationships and changes Bradford Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 4 November 2021.

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