. ▁It ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Al n wick ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Al n . ▁The ▁population ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Census ▁was ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁Details ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁Wh itting ham ▁parish . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁lies ▁Al n ham ▁Vic ars ▁Pe le , ▁a ▁ 1 4 th - century ▁pe le ▁tower ▁which ▁was ▁restored ▁from ▁a ▁ru in ous ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁" Al n ham " ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁English ▁h ā m ▁( hom est ead ), ▁hence ▁" hom est ead ▁on ▁Al n ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁G EN UK I ▁( access ed : ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁North umber land ▁Category : C ivil ▁par ishes ▁in ▁North umber land <0x0A> </s> ▁M err is ▁Est elle ▁Hill ard ▁( born ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 9 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁print maker ▁and ▁photograph er , ▁born ▁in ▁Sydney ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁M err is ▁began ▁her ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁at ▁R MIT ▁University ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁major ing ▁in ▁painting . ▁She ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁print