Hesleyhurst
| Hesleyhurst | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Ford across the Forest Burn in Hesleyhurst | |
  Hesleyhurst Location within Northumberland | |
| Population | 30 (2001 census)[1] |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Morpeth |
| Postcode district | NE65 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
Hesleyhurst is a civil parish in the county of Northumberland in England. At the 2011 Census the population was only minimal. It is served by a joint parish council with nearby Brinkburn.[2]
History
Hesleyhurst is a sparsely populated hamlet.[3] During the British Iron Age, there was a hillfort in the area but it had gone out of use after the Romans had invaded.[4] Due to constant raids from border reivers in the 13th century, defensive bastle farmhouses were constructed to defend the local population.[4] The modern hamlet is based around Embleton Terrace, which was constructed in 1926 to house lead miners at the nearby Lee Lead Pit, which had been abandoned a year prior due to flooding. The lease to the land was sold in 1929 with “TGR with 30 cotts and bldgs erctd thron” (30 cottages and building erected thereon) for £1,500 to colliery owner Charles Nelson who then sold it for £2,300 to John Snaith.[5]
Hesleyhurst was originally within Rothbury parish in the 19th century but eventually split to become its own independent parish.[6] Though Hesleyhurst is its own parish, it is governed by a joint parish council with neighbouring Brinkburn. Together they run the council which meets four times a year, with five members elected by Brinkburn residents and two elected by Hesleyhurst residents.[2] It is also within the jurisdiction of Northumberland County Council after Alnwick District council was dissolved.[6]
References
- ^ "Parish population 2001". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Brinkburn and Hesleyhurst Parish Council". Newcastle University. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Low Hesleyhurst, Northumberland". Newcastle University. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Brinkburn and Hesleyhurst (Northumberland)". Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Brinkburn and Hesleyhurst". Northumberlandparishes.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b "History of Hesleyhurst, in Alnwick and Northumberland". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
External links
Media related to Hesleyhurst at Wikimedia Commons
