Oak Tree in the College Valley, Northumberland National Park

Akeld : The History

Standard works : NCH XI (1922), 229-40; Dixon 1985 II, 21-2.

Akeld : Prehistory

Early Medieval Glendale

Township and Parish, Barony and Manor

Before examining the medieval village community of Akeld in detail, it is necessary to outline the various different territorial units within which it was incorporated, and which provided the framework for the development of the village.  Each of these units related to a different aspect of the settlement's communal relations, both internal and external.  

Akeld : The Medieval Village

Akeld: Later History

Akeld : Research Document Information

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