Unthank | |
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![]() Unthank Farm | |
Location within
Northumberland | |
OS grid reference | NU015115 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ALNWICK |
Postcode district | NE66 |
Police | Northumbria |
Fire | Northumberland |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
Unthank is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Alnham in Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 11. [1]
It is first mentioned in writing as Unthanc in 1207, and in its current orthography in 1242. [2] Unthank is a deserted medieval village that was last referred to in documents in 1726. [3] Unthank was a township in Alnham parish. [4] From 1866 Unthank was a civil parish in its own right until it was merged with Alnham on 1 April 1955. [5]
Unthank is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.