Allendale, Northumberland

Allendale
Shield Street, Allendale Town
Allendale is located in Northumberland
Allendale
Allendale
Location within Northumberland
Population2,021 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY8355
Civil parish
  • Allendale
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHEXHAM
Postcode districtNE47
Dialling code01434
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland
54°53′46″N 2°15′25″W / 54.896°N 2.257°W / 54.896; -2.257

Allendale, often marked on maps as Allendale Town, is a village and civil parish in south west Northumberland, England. It is located within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1]

At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 2,120,[2] decreasing to 2,021 at the 2011 Census.[3] Allendale is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty[4] (AONB); the second largest of the 40 AONB's in England and Wales. The local economy is predominantly based on agriculture (notably sheep farming) and tourism, although of late it has become a popular commuter town for Newcastle upon Tyne.

Allendale is located around 11 miles (18 km) by road from the town of Hexham, and around 34 miles (55 km) from both Carlisle and Newcastle upon Tyne.

  1. ^ 10 of Britain’s most eccentric villages
  2. ^ "Area selected: Tynedale (Non-Metropolitan District) Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Home". Northpennines.org.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2016.