Adderstone

This article is about the village in England. For the folklore object, see adder stone.

Adderstone is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Adderstone with Lucker, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 185.^[1]

Adderstone
Houses by Adderstone Hall
Adderstone Location within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NU138303
Civil parish	Adderstone with Lucker
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Shire county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BELFORD
Postcode district	NE70
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed
List of places UK England Northumberland 55.567°N 1.782°W / 55.567; -1.782

History

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

Governance

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