Elsdon, Northumberland

Elsdon, Northumberland

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Elsdon
latitude= 55.232
longitude= -2.101
population =
shire_district= Alnwick
region= North East England
shire_county = Northumberland
constituency_westminster= Berwick-upon-Tweed
post_town= NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
postcode_district = NE19
postcode_area= NE
dial_code= 01830
os_grid_reference= NY936932

Elsdon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland.

Administratively Elsdon forms part of the district of Alnwick. Geographically it lies in Redesdale and, as a market town, was once the primary settlement in the area.

External links

* [http://vision.edina.ac.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10554676 Local history and statistics]
* [http://www.northumberland-cam.com/elsdon/index.htm A series of photographs]
* [http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/Elsdon/index.html GENUKI(tm) page]
*oscoor gbx|NY937933


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