Hunwick is a semi-rural village in County Durham, England. There are actually two villages that are often referred to collectively as Hunwick, Hunwick and New Hunwick although it is generally accepted that the two villages are now as one. In the 2001 census Hunwick had a population of 952.[1] This had grown to 1248 by the 2011 census.
St. Paul the Apostle, Hunwick
Hunwick is an ancient village dating from Saxon times when it belonged to the Cathedral church of Durham. Hunwick stands between Bishop Auckland and Crook. It was later given to the Earls of Northumberland, but it returned to the ownership of the church when Henry VIII re-endowed Durham cathedral. The village itself was probably destroyed during the Harrying of the North in the late 11th century, and was rebuilt with two rows of houses arranged around the village green.
The remains of the medieval manor house of Hunwick is now a farmhouse; its former chapel has now been converted into a private residence by a local architect. All original features have been retained including the south facing window. Outside the farm gate is the remains of a gin gang, an engine designed to operate farm machinery and worked by horses. Helmington Hall to the north is also a farm, all that remains of a large house dating to about 1686.
There are two Public Houses, both offering food and the Quarry Burn accommodation. Hunwick's close proximity to the visitor attraction Kynren has made it a popular place to stay and use of the restaurants of the public houses have benefitted.
It also has an active church and a general store operated by Jean Little and Son.
Gem Archer, who has played guitar in bands such as Heavy Stereo, Oasis and Beady Eye, and now Noel Galagher's High Flying Birds was born in Hunwick.
Stefan Bjornsson and Bjorn Vernhardsson two historic researchers from Iceland named Hunwick as a possible location for the Battle of Brunanburh in their new book - Brunanburh: Located Through Egil's Saga. Brunanburh has been described as the most important battle of England's history as it was the battle that sealed King Athelstan as King of all England.
^"Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets" (PDF). Durham County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
collectively as Hunwick, Hunwick and New Hunwick although it is generally accepted that the two villages are now as one. In the 2001 census Hunwick had a population...
New Hunwick is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of Bishop Auckland, joined with the older village of Hunwick. This...
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Moraes Farias 1990, p. 105 Hunwick 2003, pp. xxxv, 5. Hunwick 1994, p. 271 Lange 1994, p. 297. Levtzion 1973, p. 76. Hunwick 2003, p. xxxvi. Takezawa &...
revised ed.). Facts On File. Gomez 2018, p. 226. Hunwick 1999, p. 103. Bühnen 2005, p. 89. Hunwick 1999, p. 181. Houdas & Delafosse 1913, p. 114. Bellama...
800–801 Vol. 3. Hunwick 1999, p. 142. Hunwick 1999, p. 151. Hunwick 1999, p. 155. Hunwick 1999, p. 166. Hunwick 1999, p. 167. Kaba 1981; Hunwick 1999, pp. 309–310...
Press, 2008 Hunwick, John (2008). The Hidden Treasures of Timbuktu. New York: Thames & Husdon. pp. 80–90. ISBN 978-0-500-51421-4. Hunwick, John; Cook...
2018, pp. 118–120. Hunwick 1990, pp. 60–61. Al-Umari, translated in Levtzion & Hopkins 2000, p. 261 al-Sadi, translated in Hunwick 1999, p. 10 Ibn Khaldun...
Hunwick railway station served the village of Hunwick, County Durham, England from 1857 to 1964 on the Durham to Bishop Auckland Line. The station opened...
John Hunwick | Page 35 (xxxv) Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Sadi's Tarikh al-Sudan down to 1613 and other contemporary documents | John Hunwick | Page...
Jong, F. de.; Lewisohn, L.; Zarcone, Th.; Ernst, C.; Aubin, Françoise; Hunwick, J. O. (2012) [2000]. "Taṣawwuf". In Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E. J...
Mali Empire Songhai Empire Kâti 1913, p. 334; Hunwick 2003, pp. xxxvi–xxxvii, 7 Hunwick 2003, p. 7. Hunwick 2003, p. xxxvii. Conrad, David (2005). "Review...
Hunwick 2003, pp. 100–102. Hunwick 2003, p. 335. Hunwick 2003, p. 103. Kâti 1913, p. 88. Moraes Farias 2003, p. l. Hunwick 2003, p. 180 n40. Hunwick 2003...
P.; Zarcone, Th.; DeWeese, D.; Gaborieau, M.; Denny, F. M.; Aubin, F.; Hunwick, J. O.; Mchugh, N. (2012) [1993]. "Walī". In Bearman, P. J.; Bianquis,...
Press. p. 427. ISBN 9781139054577. Retrieved 12 March 2024. Hunwick 1999, p. 102 Hunwick, John O. (1999), Timbuktu and the Songhai Empire: Al-Sadi's Tarikh...
of kings, some of whom claim descent from an ancestor named Zaghe. John Hunwick sees this Zaghe dynasty as a group of Sanhaja Berbers who took power in...
Songhai (in French). Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-7384-4384-7. Hunwick 2003, p. 29. Hunwick 2003, p. 29 note 4. Insoll 2002, p. 9. Insoll 2004. Insoll 2002...
siecle (in French). Dakar: HGS Editions. p. 54. Levtzion 1977, p. 426. Hunwick, John O. (2003). "Songhay: an Interpretive Essay". Timbuktu and the Songhay...
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