On 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished and merged with Longhoughton.[2]
Landmarksedit
Howick Hall was the seat of the Prime MinisterCharles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, after whom the famous tea is named. The original Earl Grey tea was specially blended by a Chinese mandarin to suit the water at Howick, and was later marketed by Twinings. Howick Hall Gardens & Arboretum are open to the public.
Howick is the namesake of the nearby Mesolithic Howick house archaeological site.
Notable peopleedit
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after whom the tea is named, had his seat at Howick Hall.
Fred Taylor, Halley Professor of Physics at Oxford University, grew up in the village from age 5.
Notesedit
^Not, as commonly believed, /hɔɪk/HOYK as in Hawick. The pronunciation varies among the inhabitants, depending on social class; the aristocrats in the Hall use "Hoh-ick" but the villagers invariably use "How-ick".[citation needed]
howick, northumberland, howick, village, former, civil, parish, parish, longhoughton, northumberland, england, between, boulmer, craster, just, inland, from, north, into, which, howick, burn, flows, from, howick, hall, 1951, parish, population, howickhowickhow. Howick ˈ h oʊ ɪ k HOH ik a is a village and former civil parish now in the parish of Longhoughton in Northumberland England between Boulmer and Craster It is just inland from the North Sea into which Howick Burn flows from Howick Hall In 1951 the parish had a population of 246 1 HowickHowickHowickLocation within NorthumberlandOS grid referenceNU2551Civil parishLonghoughtonUnitary authorityNorthumberlandCeremonial countyNorthumberlandRegionNorth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townALNWICKPostcode districtNE66Dialling code01665PoliceNorthumbriaFireNorthumberlandAmbulanceNorth EastUK ParliamentBerwick upon TweedList of places UK England Northumberland 55 27 04 N 1 35 53 W 55 451 N 1 598 W 55 451 1 598 Contents 1 Governance 2 Landmarks 3 Notable people 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksGovernance editOn 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished and merged with Longhoughton 2 Landmarks edit nbsp Howick HallHowick Hall was the seat of the Prime Minister Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey after whom the famous tea is named The original Earl Grey tea was specially blended by a Chinese mandarin to suit the water at Howick and was later marketed by Twinings Howick Hall Gardens amp Arboretum are open to the public Howick is the namesake of the nearby Mesolithic Howick house archaeological site Notable people editCharles Grey 2nd Earl Grey Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after whom the tea is named had his seat at Howick Hall Fred Taylor Halley Professor of Physics at Oxford University grew up in the village from age 5 Notes edit Not as commonly believed h ɔɪ k HOYK as in Hawick The pronunciation varies among the inhabitants depending on social class the aristocrats in the Hall use Hoh ick but the villagers invariably use How ick citation needed References edit Population statistics Howick AP CP through time A Vision of Britain through Time Retrieved 17 January 2022 Relationships and changes Howick AP CP through time A Vision of Britain through Time Retrieved 17 January 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Howick Northumberland Howick Hall Gardens site GENUKI Accessed 22 November 2008 nbsp This Northumberland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Howick Northumberland amp oldid 1126240602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,