Netherton is a village and

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in the

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. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 185. Located northwest of the town of

Rothbury Rothbury is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the River Coquet. It is north-west of Morpeth, Northumberland, Morpeth and north of Newcastle upon Tyne. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, ...

Netherton is close to the

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. Historically it was part of the parish of

Alwinton Alwinton (previously named "Allenton" and sometimes still referred to as this) is a village and former parish in Northumberland, England. Alwinton is named after the nearby River Alwin, and means farm on the River Alwin. Alwinton lies at the ...

of which it formed the townships of Netherton Northside and Netherton Southside. Also in the civil parish are the settlements of Netherton Burnfoot at and Burradon at . The village's public house, the Star Inn, has its interior included in the National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors by

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. It was listed in the first 40 editions of the CAMRA

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from 1974 until 2013, being one of only 7 pubs to achieve this. There is a First School (Now Closed).Netherton Northside First School - Accessed: 20 November 2013
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