Fenrother
Hamlet in Northumberland, England
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Fenrother is a hamlet in the civil parish of Tritlington and West Chevington, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) from Morpeth.
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  Fenrother Location within Northumberland | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
History
The name "Fenrother" means 'Heap clearing'.[1] Fenrother is a deserted medieval village but there are now only 2 farms in the area.[2] Fenrother was formerly a township in Hebburn parish,[3] in 1866 Fenrother became a separate civil parish, in 1894 Fenrother became part of Morpeth Rural Diatrict, on 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished and merged with Tritlington.[4] In 1951 the parish had a population of 52.[5]
In 1974 Fenrother became part of Castle Morpeth non-metropolitan district. In 1995 it became part of "Tritlington and West Chevington" parish. In 2009 it became part of the unitary authority area of Northumberland when the 6 districts of Northumberland were merged into 1.
In January 2013 a controversial plan to build five wind turbines at Fenrother was refused by Northumberland County Council after an action group was set up to oppose it, it submitted a 71,000-word document with more than 1600 letters.[6]
