National Gazetteer (1868) - Alnham

"ALNHAM, a parish in the northern division of the ward of Coquetdale, in the county of Northumberland, 7 miles to the N.W. of Rothbury. Alnwick is the post town. It comprises the townships of Alnham, Prendwick, Screnwood, and Unthank. The river Alne, which flows by Alnwick and falls into the North Sea at Alnmouth, rises near this village. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Durham, value £200, in the patronage of the Duke of Northumberland. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, was built in 1310. The old vicarage is also an interesting structure, having been built in the reign of Edward III. It fell into ruins in 1643, but was restored by the Duke of Northumberland in 1844. The upper part of the old fabric, called the Peel Tower, is strongly supported with square embattled stonework. In 1850, during some excavations, an ancient road, six feet wide, was discovered two feet below the surface. Near the village, on the moors to the west, are remains of an encampment in the form of a semicircle, with a double rampart and trench, enclosing a space measuring 100 yards in diameter."

"PRENDWICK, a township in the parish of Alnham, N. division of Coquetdale ward, county Northumberland, 8 miles N.E. of Rothbury."

"SCRENWOOD, a township in the parish of Alnham, N. division of Coquetdale ward, county Northumberland, 7 miles N.W. of Rothbury, on a branch of the river Coquet."

"UNTHANK, a township in the parish of Alnham, N. division of Coquetdale ward, county Northumberland, 6 miles N.W. of Rothbury."