Place:Brunswick, Northumberland, England

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Brunswick is a village and civil parish in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It is 10 miles (16 km) north of the city centre, just off the A1 road. It had a population of 1,024 at the 2001 UK census, increasing marginally to 1,029 at the 2011 UK census.

Brunswick was created from the following civil parishes:

• Brenkley (which was abolished at that time)
• Dinnington (part of parish)
• Mason (which was abolished at that time)
• Stannington (part of parish)

From 1955 until 1974 it was part of Castle Ward Rural District.

Research Tips

• Northumberland Archives previously known as Northumberland Collections Service and Northumberland County Record Office. Now based within Woodhorn Museum in Ashington and providing free access to numerous records for local and family historians alike.

Full postal address: Museum and Northumberland Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF; Phone: 01670 624455

There is a branch office in Berwick upon Tweed.

• Northumberland and Durham FHS covers both Northumberland and County Durham. The Family History Society have a research centre in Percy House in central Newcastle upon Tyne (full address on website), open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. Browse the website to see what else the society can provide.
• Further information from GENUKI
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1832 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time. This map includes the boundaries of the various Wards (or "hundreds") in existence at that time.
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1900 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1944 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• English Jurisdictions 1851, a parish finding aid provided by FamilySearch, particularly helpful in large towns and cities.
• Unfortunately, there is no Victoria County History for Northumberland.