Easington, Northumberland Explained

Official Name:Easington
Country:England
Region:North East England
Coordinates:55.6065°N -1.8097°W
Hide Services:Yes
Population:143
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Area Total Km2:11.3
Static Image:Farm buildings at Easington - geograph.org.uk - 245130.jpg

Easington is a place and former civil parish, now in the parish of Belford about 14 miles from Alnwick, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 143.[1] The parish touched Adderstone with Lucker, Bamburgh, Belford and Middleton.[2] The parish is coastal and stretches from Budle Bay in the east to Chesters Hill.[3]

Features

There are 9 listed buildings in Easington.[4]

History

The name 'Easington' means "Farm/settlement at or called Yesing", Yesing meaning "the gushing one", a stream-name.[5] Easington is a deserted medieval village; the village existed in 1296 but by the 18th century it was only 2 farms.[6] Easington was formerly a township in the parish of Belford;[7] in 1866 Easington became a civil parish in its own right. On 1 April 1955 Easington Grange, Outchester and Spindlestone parishes were merged with Easington.[8]

In February 2020 it was decided to abolish the parish of Easington and transfer the land into that of Belford;[9] on 1 April 2021 the parish was abolished.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Easington. City Population De.. 9 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Easington. Ordnance Survey. 9 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Easington. Keys to the Past. 9 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Listed Buildings in Easington, Northumberland. British Listed Buildings. 9 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Easington Key to English Place-names. The University of Nottingham. 9 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Easington deserted medieval village. Keys to the Past. 9 October 2020.
  7. Web site: History of Belford, in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland. A Vision of Britain through Time. 9 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Relationships and changes Easington CP/Tn through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 9 October 2020.
  9. News: Changes approved for Northumberland parish councils. 24 February 2020. Northumberland Gazette.
  10. Web site: The Northumberland County Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Easington and Belford) Order 2021. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 19 June 2021. 30 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220130100015/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/Resources/Local%20Government%20Orders/North%20East/The%20Northumberland%20County%20Council%20(Reorganisation%20of%20Community%20Governance)%20(Easington%20and%20Belford)%20Order%202021.pdf. dead.

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