Howick, Northumberland

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Howick
Northumberland

Howick
Location
Grid reference: NU2551
Location: 55°27’4"N, 1°35’53"W
Data
Post town: Alnwick
Postcode: NE66
Dialling code: 01665
Local Government
Council: Northumberland
Parliamentary
constituency:
Berwick-upon-Tweed

Howick is a village in Northumberland, between Boulmer and Craster. It is just inland from the North Sea, into which Howick burn flows, from Howick Hall.

The pronunciation of the name of the village varies among the inhabitants, depending on social class; the gentlemen at the Hall use 'Hoh-wick', which is probably the more correct, but the villagers invariably use 'how-ick'.

Sights about the village

Howick Hall

Howick 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 & Arboretum are open to the public.

Howick is the namesake of the nearby Mesolithic Howick House archaeological site.

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