Brunton, Northumberland Explained

Official Name:Brunton
Country:England
Region:North East England
Shire County:Northumberland
Unitary England:Northumberland
Civil Parish:Newton-by-the-Sea
Constituency Westminster:Berwick-upon-Tweed
Post Town:ALNWICK
Postcode Area:NE
Postcode District:NE66
Os Grid Reference:NU205245
Coordinates:55.514°N -1.677°W
Static Image:Brunton former mill buildings.jpg

Brunton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton-by-the-Sea, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is about north of Alnwick, a short distance inland from the North Sea. In 1951 the parish had a population of 35.[1]

History

The village is in open flat terrain and gave its name to RAF Brunton, an airfield built during World War II, whose abandoned concrete runways lie immediately north of the village. RAF Brunton was operational as a satellite training airfield for RAF Milfield from the summer of 1942 until early 1946 and existed as a civil aviation field till 2003.[2]

Governance

Brunton is in the Northumberland County Council division of Longhoughton, and the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. In 1866 Brunton became a civil parish in its own right; it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Newton by the Sea.[3]

Landmarks

The village has a country house and a mill with ancillary buildings. All are now holiday lets.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Brunton Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 17 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Brunton . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 28 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Relationships and changes Brunton Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 17 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Luxury Holiday Cottages . 2024-08-17 . Brunton House and Cottages . en-GB.