Knarsdale

Knarsdale
Knarsdale
Knarsdale is located in Northumberland
Knarsdale
Knarsdale
Location within Northumberland
Population279 (2011. Civil Parish)[1]
OS grid referenceNY675535
Civil parish
  • Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRAMPTON
Postcode districtCA8
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland
54°52′31″N 2°30′29″W / 54.8752°N 2.5080°W / 54.8752; -2.5080

 

Knarsdale, historically Knaresdale, is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, in Northumberland, England about 5 miles (8 km) north of Alston. The village takes its name from the Knarr Burn: Knarr means 'rugged rock'.[2] In 1951 the parish had a population of 289.[3]


  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. ^ Rowland, T. H. (1994). Waters of Tyne (Reprint ed.). Warkworth, Northumberland, England: Sandhill Press Ltd. ISBN 0-946098-36-0.
  3. ^ "Population statistics Knarsdale AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 January 2022.