Broxfield is a hamlet and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

, now in the parish of

Rennington Rennington is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England about north of Alnwick. The parish includes the village of Rock and the hamlets of Broxfield and Stamford. In 2011 the parish had a population of 366. Governance Rennin ...

, in the county of

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, England, off the B1340. In 1951 the parish had a population of 18.

Governance

Broxfield is in the

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constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Broxfield was formerly a

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in Embleton parish, from 1866 Broxfield was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Rennington.

References

Hamlets in Northumberland Former civil parishes in Northumberland {{Northumberland-geo-stub