Most of the content in this section is reproduced by kind permission of Elfie Waren, former resident of Blanchland, who researched the local history including taking oral histories, as part of her post-graduate studies. Much of the rest of the information came from the knowledge and archives of various villagers and local groups, including Sara Murray, Bob Telford and George Ellison.
Elfie Waren came to live near Hunstanworth in 2003 from Newcastle upon Tyne, and became fascinated by its history, the people who have lived and worked here and the heritage they have left behind them.
She collected information and photographs from all kinds of people, living locally and half way around the world, with the aim of discovering and sharing Blanchland and Hunstanworth’s past. When she moved out of the area, she left these webpages as an online resource for future researchers.
They were formerly published on www.blanchlandhistory.org.uk and hunstanworthhistory.org.uk
