Allendale, Northumberland
（重定向自Allendale Town）
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![Guisers carry lighted tar barrels during the New Year fire festival, a tradition dating back to 1858.](/Images/godic/202412/18/Allendale_Town_Tar_Bar'l_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6495410823.jpg")
![Anglican church of St. Cuthbert's in winter](/Images/godic/202412/18/St._Cuthbert's_Church,_Allendale_-_geograph.org.uk_-_11022740824.jpg")
Allendale, often marked on maps as Allendale Town, is a village and civil parish in south west Northumberland, England. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 2,120, decreasing to 2,021 at the 2011 Census. Allendale is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) – the second largest of the 40 AONBs in England and Wales. The local economy is predominantly based on agriculture (notably sheep farming) and tourism, although of late it has become a popular commuter town for Newcastle upon Tyne.