Sharperton is a small settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Harbottle, in Northumberland, England. Sharperton is the site of a deserted medieval village, which was documented as having 14 taxpayers in 1296, and described as having two short rows of dwellings in 1632.[1] There was also a bastle (fortified farmhouse) here. In 1951 the parish had a population of 36.[2]
| Sharperton | |
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  Sharperton Location within Northumberland | |
| OS grid reference | NT955035 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MORPETH |
| Postcode district | NE65 |
| Dialling code | 01669 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
Governance
editSharperton is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Sharperton was formerly a township in Alwinton parish,[3] from 1866 Sharperton was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Harbottle.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Sharperton, Northumberland | Co-Curate". co-curate.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Population statistics Sharperton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "History of Sharperton, in Alnwick and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Sharperton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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