Brandon, Northumberland should not be confused with Branton, Northumberland.
| Official Name: | Brandon |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | North East England |
| Shire County: | Northumberland |
| Unitary England: | Northumberland |
| Civil Parish: | Ingram |
| Constituency Westminster: | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| Post Town: | ALNWICK |
| Postcode Area: | NE |
| Postcode District: | NE66 |
| Dial Code: | 01665 |
| Os Grid Reference: | NU045175 |
| Coordinates: | 55.451°N -1.93°W |
| Static Image: | Brandon, Ingram valley - geograph.org.uk - 784406.jpg |
Brandon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ingram, in Northumberland, in England. It is about north-west of Alnwick and south of Wooler in the Breamish Valley, just off the A697 north of Powburn. In 1951 the parish had a population of 58.[1]
The village, or hamlet, is actually all one farm, farmed by the Shell family since at least the late 19th century. On the north side of the main road is a line of tied cottages and the old blacksmith's shop, still in good condition though lacking a blacksmith. On the south side is the traditional square of farm buildings and the Grade B listed farm house which now also provides 'bed and breakfast' accommodation. Hidden in the corner of a small paddock next to the road is the mill race, apparently just a line of very large flagstones but covering a deep and well preserved stone channel, which shows that the traditional square farm buildings once contained a mill. Some more modern buildings have been added on, mostly to the west end of the farm, however the older buildings are still in good original condition.
The farm has a mixed arable, livestock and contracting business. They were spared both the BSE and Foot & Mouth epidemics, in the first case by always having fed organic feeds free from animal protein.
Brandon is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Brandon was formerly a township in Eglingham parish,[2] from 1866 Brandon was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Ingram.[3]