Talk:Hexham

Name origin

Corrected name origin. See http://www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk/Place%20Name%20Meanings%20E%20to%20J.htm

Wolves of Hexham

Found a wonderful article on h2g2; The Wolves of Hexham: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A11464715 muldranskully 07:03, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Expanded History

I've added information on the border raids of C13-14, and on the 1715 rebellion. I've also expanded the section on the Abbey slightly, and in a fit of pedanticism I've changed the grammar on the Liberal attitude of the Courant. Sources include http://www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk --Duncan 15:05, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

hmm...

Any other hexham wikipedians out there? :D 127.0.0.1 (contribs) (email) (block) 10:38, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes, hello. Clawandfang (talk) 16:35, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Michael Jackson???

Who in the right mind thought Michael Jackson (famous singer) was from Hexham?!?!?! What complete tripe!

p.s. I'm from Middlesbrough? ;)

Help with Street name

Can anyone help me?. I used to live in Hexham until i was 5, then my parents moved to Rugeley in Staffordshire because there was more employment in the midlands at the time (The Coal Industry)

I used to live in a street near a school i attended for a year or so called Hexham east county primary school(I think)and the street was called wanless close or oneless close, as i remember i lived second from the top on the right, it was a steep street.

I can't seem to find any record of this street anywhere. I am thinking maybe it has changed names.

Has anyone any information on this? I know my memory is vague.

Thanks All

- We (my mother has lived in hexham for a while) think that the name may have been changed to Nent Grove, its close to Wanless Lane... Duncan 21:40, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Duncan. I have recently looked at Flash Earth and now i am convinced the street name has changed to Valley View.

All the best

Picture/Abbey

Can we find a picture of the Abbey rather than (or in addition to) St Mary's? If you didn't know the town you might think that St Mary's was the major church/abbey - more than a bit misleading.

Also the complete absence of anything about the Abbey is bizzarre. There isn't even a link to the article. I will do something about this in the next few days. Duncan (talk) 06:58, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

External link

The first external link ("Hexham Abbey") leads to a page where an error message ("Access forbidden") appears. I cannot possibly imagine why my address should be "banned" in any way (and it never is, anywhere else, I mean), so I am pretty sure there's something wrong with the page itself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.61.38.134 (talk) 18:17, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Looks fine to me.Clawandfang (talk) 23:25, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Boring Introduction =

This new introduction seems to have been generated by some robot. It talks about other towns in the area, and doesn't describe Hexham at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.76.106 (talk) 18:58, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Also, it states that Hexham is South of the Tyne. Isn't Bridge End Industrial estate, and a little factory called Egger North of the river? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.25.15.66 (talk) 20:45, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

They are, but they are not technically in Hexham, whatever the Royal Mail may claim. Both are located in Sandhoe. Hexham itself is located entirely south of the river. Skinsmoke (talk) 03:57, 30 October 2011 (UTC)