Anick (/ˈnɪk/ AY-nik)[1] is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sandhoe, in Northumberland, England, situated to the north of Hexham. In 1881 the parish had a population of 153.[2]

Anick should not be confused with Alnwick, pronounced /ˈænɪk/; a much larger town also in Northumberland, but some 35 miles (56 km) further north.

Governance

Anick was formerly a township in St. John Lee parish,[3] from 1866 Anick was a civil parish in its own right[4] until it was abolished on 24 March 1887 and merged with Sandhoe.[5]

References

  1. ^ Mawer, Allen (1920). The place-names of Northumberland and Durham. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Population statistics Anick Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ "History of Anick, in Tynedale and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Anick Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Hexham Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 26 April 2022.


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