Other places · North East England
Hesleyhurst
In or near Rothbury.
Hesleyhurst in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Hesleyhurst is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
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. 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…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.2860, -1.8860
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Hesleyhurst
- Postcode
- NE65 8JG
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q20106821 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hesleyhurst (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hesleyhurst?
- Hesleyhurst is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE65 8JG), in the parish of Hesleyhurst.
- What is Hesleyhurst?
- Hesleyhurst in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Hesleyhurst?
- Drivers can use postcode NE65 8JG.
- Is Hesleyhurst a protected site?
- Yes — Hesleyhurst is part of the River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Hesleyhurst?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE65 8JG. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.