Bradford, Adderstone with Lucker

Not to be confused with Bradford, West Yorkshire.

Bradford
Bradford is located in Northumberland
Bradford
Bradford
Location within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNU155325
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBELFORD
Postcode districtNE70
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55°35′10″N 1°45′22″W / 55.586°N 1.756°W / 55.586; -1.756

Bradford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Adderstone with Lucker, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is situated to the south-west of Bamburgh, a short distance inland from the North Sea coast. In 1951 the parish had a population of 14.[1]

History

The name "Bradford" means 'Broad ford'.[2] Bradford was formerly a township in the parish of Bambrough,[3] from 1866 Bradford was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Adderstone with Lucker.[4]

Governance

Bradford is in the parliamentary constituency of North Northumberland.


References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Bradford Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Bradford Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 4 November 2021. Note that there are 2, select the more northerly red dot.
  3. ^ "History of Bradford, in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Bradford Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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