Hesleyhurst

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. 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…