Horsley, Northumberland

Horsley
Horsley
	North Farm, Horsley
	Horsley Location within Northumberland
Population	405 (2011)
OS grid reference	NZ095665
Unitary authority	Northumberland;
Ceremonial county	Northumberland;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district	NE15
Dialling code	01661
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Hexham;
	List of places UK England Northumberland 54°59′35″N 1°51′11″W / 54.993°N 1.853°W

Horsley is a small village 10 miles (16 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne and 10 miles (16 km) east of Hexham. The A69 road used to pass through the village but now bypasses the village just to the north.

Governance

Horsley is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.

Landmarks

Two miles north-west of the village are the remains of a medieval manor house and tower house at Welton Hall, now located within a farm complex. The tower house dates from the late fourteenth or early fifteenth century and is roofless. The manor house is even older, but has been much altered and rebuilt.^[2]

Two miles north-east of Horsley is the site of the Roman fort of Vindobala, of which little is now visible. Nearby is Rudchester Hall, a medieval pele tower, much altered and extended in Gothick style in the 18th and 19th centuries.^[3]

References

^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 June 2015.
^ Welton Hall at British Listed Buildings Online
^ Rudchester Hall at British Listed Buildings Online

External links

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[1] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 June 2015.

[2] Welton Hall at British Listed Buildings Online

[3] Rudchester Hall at British Listed Buildings Online

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