Brandon is a village and former
civil parish, now in the parish of
Ingram, in
Northumberland, in England. It is about north-west of
Alnwick
Alnwick ( ) is a market town in Northumberland, England, of which it is the traditional county town. The population at the 2011 Census was 8,116.
The town is on the south bank of the River Aln, south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Scottish bor ...
and south of
Wooler in the Breamish Valley, just off the A697 north of
Powburn
Powburn is a small village on the A697 in Northumberland, England about south of Wooler and northwest of Alnwick.
Landmarks
The Devil's Causeway passes through the village and continues north under the A697 road crossing the River Till. The ...
. In 1951 the parish had a population of 58.
The village, or hamlet, is actually all one farm, farmed by the Shell family since at least the late 19th century. On the north side of the main road is a line of tied cottages and the old blacksmith's shop, still in good condition though lacking a blacksmith. On the south side is the traditional square of farm buildings and the Grade B listed farm house which now also provides 'bed and breakfast' accommodation. Hidden in the corner of a small paddock next to the road is the mill race, apparently just a line of very large flagstones but covering a deep and well preserved stone channel, which shows that the traditional square farm buildings once contained a mill. Some more modern buildings have been added on, mostly to the west end of the farm, however the older buildings are still in good original condition.
The farm has a mixed arable, livestock and contracting business. They were spared both the BSE and Foot & Mouth epidemics, in the first case by always having fed organic feeds free from animal protein.
Governance
Brandon is in the
parliamentary constituency of
Berwick-upon-Tweed. Brandon was formerly a
township in
Eglingham parish, from 1866 Brandon was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Ingram.
References
External links
Hamlets in Northumberland
Former civil parishes in Northumberland
Ingram, Northumberland
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