Unthank, Alnham

Unthank
Unthank
 Unthank shown within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNU015115
DistrictAlnwick
Shire countyNorthumberland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ALNWICK
Postcode district NE66
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK ParliamentBerwick-upon-Tweed
List of places
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England
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Coordinates: 55°23′49″N 1°58′41″W / 55.397°N 1.978°W / 55.397; -1.978 

Unthank is a village near Alnham in Northumberland, England. It is first mentioned in writing as Unthanc in 1207, and in its current orthography in 1242.[1]


Governance

Unthank is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.


References

  1. Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 486. ISBN 0198691033.

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