OS grid reference NU2551 Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Wednesday 7:06 PM | Unitary authority Postcode district NE66 Dialling code 01665 Post town Alnwick | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Howick (/ˈhoʊ.ɪk/ HOH-ik) 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 aristocrats in the Hall do indeed use "Hoh-wick", which is probably the more correct, but the villagers invariably use "how-ick". Neither would ever use "hoik", which is the Scottish town spelled Hawick.
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Map of Howick, Alnwick, UK
Landmarks
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.