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Human settlement in England
Hesleyhurst
Ford across the Forest Burn in Hesleyhurst
Hesleyhurst is located in NorthumberlandHesleyhurstHesleyhurstLocation within Northumberland
Population30 (2001 census)
Civil parish
  • Hesleyhurst
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMorpeth
Postcode districtNE65
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland
55°16′18″N 1°52′19″W / 55.271804°N 1.872058°W / 55.271804; -1.872058

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.

History

Hesleyhurst is a sparsely populated hamlet. During the British Iron Age, there was a hillfort in the area but it had gone out of use after the Romans had invaded. Due to constant raids from border reivers in the 13th century, defensive bastle farmhouses were constructed to defend the local population. The modern hamlet is based around Embleton Terrace, which was constructed in 1926 to house coal miners at the nearby Lee Colliery, 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.

Hesleyhurst was originally within Rothbury parish in the 19th century but eventually split to become its own independent parish. 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. It is also within the jurisdiction of Northumberland County Council after Alnwick District council was dissolved.

References

  1. "Parish population 2001". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Brinkburn and Hesleyhurst Parish Council". Newcastle University. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. "Low Hesleyhurst, Northumberland". Newcastle University. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Brinkburn and Hesleyhurst (Northumberland)". Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. "Brinkburn and Hesleyhurst". Northumberlandparishes.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. ^ "History of Hesleyhurst, in Alnwick and Northumberland". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

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