East Chevington Explained

Official Name:East Chevington
Country:England
Region:North East England
Static Image Name:East Chevington Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 149368.jpg
Static Image Caption:A pond in the East Chevington Nature Reserve
Area Total Km2:
Population:3951
Population Ref:(2011)
Map Alt:| longitude = | latitude = | label_position = | scale = | post_town = Morpeth| postcode_area = NE| postcode_district = NE65| dial_code = | constituency_westminster = | constituency_westminster1 = | civil_parish = | civil_parish1 = | london_distance_mi = | london_distance_km = | london_distance = | london_direction = | metropolitan_borough = | metropolitan_borough1 = | metropolitan_county = | metropolitan_county1 = | shire_district = | shire_district1 = | shire_county = | shire_county1 = | unitary_england = Northumberland| unitary_england1 = | lieutenancy_england = Northumberland| lieutenancy_england1 = | london_borough = | other_language_name = | other_language = | language = | language1 = | language2 = | website = | hide_services = }}East Chevington is a parish in Northumberland, England, and was a village until it disappeared in the 1900s.[1]

In 2001, the parish had a population of 3,192,[2] increasing to 3,951 at the 2011 Census.[3]

History

The site of the village was inhabited and the surrounding area used for agriculture at least as far back as the medieval period. Crop marks visible from the air suggest that the site may have been inhabited as far back as Roman times, however. An ordnance survey map from 1866 shows that there was a blacksmith's workshop in the village at that time. During World War II, various defences were established near the village.[4]

Chevington drift

There is a memorial stone on the site of the old drift entrance. The plaque is inscribed

See also

External links

55.288°N -1.607°W

Notes and References

  1. The Three Villages. Elizabeth Stewart.
  2. Web site: Neighbourhood Statistics: East Chevington CP (Parish) . Office for National Statistics . 27 May 2012 .
  3. Web site: Parish population 2011. 26 June 2011.
  4. Web site: Keys to the Past, Ref No N13388 (East Chevington, Northumberland). 24 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20060322152543/http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N13388. 22 March 2006. dead.