Place:Denwick, Northumberland, England

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Name	Denwick
Type	Civil parish
Coordinates	55.4221°N 1.67782°W
Located in	Northumberland, England (1894 - )
See also	Alnwick, Northumberland, England	parish from which it was created in 1894
	Alnwick Rural, Northumberland, England	rural district of which it was part 1894-1974
	Alnwick District, Northumberland, England	district municipality covering the area 1974-2009

Denwick is in Northumberland, on the road between Alnwick and Rennington. It was created a civil parish from part of the parish of Alnwick in 1894 and became a parish in the Alnwick Rural District. In 1974 rural districts were abolished and Denwick became part of the Alnwick District until 2009 when Northumberland became a unitary authority.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Denwick.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Denwick from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"DENWICK, a township in Alnwick parish, Northumberland; 1 mile ENE of Alnwick. Acres: 1,550. Population: 183. Houses: 33."

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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.