Brenkley

Brenkley is a hamlet and former civil parish about 6 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, now in the parish of Dinnington, in the Newcastle upon Tyne district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 28.[1]

Brenkley
Brenkley
Location within Tyne and Wear
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

History

The name "Brenkley" means 'Brynca's mound' or 'edge mound'.[2] Brenkley is possibly a shrunken medieval village, although there is no indications on the ground.[3] Brenkley is one of the possible sources of the surname Brinkley.[4] Brenkley was formerly a township in the parish of Dinnington,[5] from 1866 Brenkley was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Dinnington, the rest went to form Brunswick.[6] In 1974 it became part of Tyne and Wear, having previously been part of Northumberland.

References
  1. "Population statistics Brenkley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. "Brenkley Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. Historic England. "Brenkley - Md village shrinkage (25248)". PastScape. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. "Last name: Brinkley". SurnameDB. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. "History of Brenkley, in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. "Relationships and changes Brenkley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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