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Location within
Northumberland | |
Area | 12.36 km2 (4.77 sq mi) |
Population | 77 (2001 census) |
• Density | 6/km2 (16/sq mi) |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Roddam is a village and civil parish about 24 miles from Morpeth, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 77. [1] The parish touches Bewick, Hedgeley, Ilderton, Ingram and Lilburn. [2] It lies near the foot of the Cheviot Hills. [3]
There are 16 listed buildings in Roddam, including Roddam Hall. [4]
The name "Roddam" means 'At the clearings'. [5] Roddam is a deserted medieval village, the village existed in 1296 but by the 19th century it had almost disappeared. [6] Roddam was formerly a township in the parish of Ilderton, [7] in 1866 Roddam became a civil parish in its own right. On 1 April 1955 Reaveley, Roseden and Wooperton parishes were merged with Roddam. [8]
Roddam | |
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Location within
Northumberland | |
Area | 12.36 km2 (4.77 sq mi) |
Population | 77 (2001 census) |
• Density | 6/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Roddam is a village and civil parish about 24 miles from Morpeth, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 77. [1] The parish touches Bewick, Hedgeley, Ilderton, Ingram and Lilburn. [2] It lies near the foot of the Cheviot Hills. [3]
There are 16 listed buildings in Roddam, including Roddam Hall. [4]
The name "Roddam" means 'At the clearings'. [5] Roddam is a deserted medieval village, the village existed in 1296 but by the 19th century it had almost disappeared. [6] Roddam was formerly a township in the parish of Ilderton, [7] in 1866 Roddam became a civil parish in its own right. On 1 April 1955 Reaveley, Roseden and Wooperton parishes were merged with Roddam. [8]