Name | Butterlaw |
Type | Township, Civil parish |
Located in | Northumberland, England ( - 1974) |
Also located in | Tyne and Wear, England (1974 - ) |
See also | Newburn, Northumberland, England | ancient parish in which it was a township | | Castle Ward, Northumberland, England | ancient county division in which it was located | | Castle Ward Rural, Northumberland, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1974 | | City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England | metropolitan district covering the area 1974-2009 |
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Butterlaw from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "BUTTERLAW, a township in Newburn parish, Northumberland; 5 miles W by N of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Acres: 250. Population: 10. Houses: 3."
Butterlaw was a township in the ancient parish of Newburn and became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 until 1974 it was part of Castle Ward Rural District. In 1974 it was absorbed into the City of Newcastle upon Tyne District in the newly formed county of Tyne and Wear
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.
Categories: Northumberland, England | Butterlaw, Northumberland, England | Newburn, Northumberland, England | Castle Ward, Northumberland, England | Castle Ward Rural, Northumberland, England | City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
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