Toponymy

The name Alnwick comes from the Old English wic ('dairy farm, settlement') and the name of the river Aln.

History

The history of Alnwick is the history of the castle and its lords, starting with Gilbert Tyson (written variously as "Tison", "Tisson" and "De Tesson"), one of William the Conqueror's standard-bearers, upon whom

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