{{Short description|Civil parish in Northumberland, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use British English|date=August 2019}} {{infobox UK place |country = England |static_image =Brinkburn priory and hall taken from Brinkburn Mill - geograph.org.uk - 934247.jpg |official_name=Brinkburn |coordinates = {{coord|55.2813|-1.8191|display=inline,title}} |population = 222 |population_ref=(2011 census(including Hesleyhurst))<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121208&c=NE65+7XP&d=16&e=62&g=6452795&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1435832808654&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref> |unitary_england= Northumberland |lieutenancy_england= Northumberland |region = North East England |post_town = Morpeth |postcode_area = NE |postcode_district = NE65 |dial_code = |os_grid_reference = NZ115985 }}

'''Brinkburn''' is a civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is divided by the River Coquet. The parish includes the hamlet of Pauperhaugh.

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== History == The name "Brinkburn" means 'Brynca's stream'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northumberland/Brinkburn%20High%20and%20Low%20Ward|title=Brinkburn High and Low Ward|publisher=The University of Nottingham|accessdate=9 April 2022}}</ref>

== Governance == The civil parish was formed on 1 April 1955 from the parishes of Brinkburn High Ward, Brinkburn Low Ward and Raw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10304374|title=Relationships and changes Brinkburn CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=9 April 2022}}</ref>

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== See also == *Brinkburn Priory *Brinkburn Mill *Brinkburn railway station

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==External links== {{Commons category|Brinkburn}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071007091453/http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N12999 Brinkburn at Keys to the Past from durham.gov.uk] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090108084116/http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/Brinkburn/index.html GENUKI] <small>(Accessed: 15 November 2008)</small>

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Category:Villages in Northumberland Category:Civil parishes in Northumberland

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