Henshaw is a small village and

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, within the vicinity of the ancient

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. It is located around from

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, from

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, and from

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. Nearby landmarks include

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, Sycamore Gap, The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre and Vindolanda Roman Fort.

Demography

The data below shows that 50.7% of the population in Henshaw (Parish) are male, and 49.3% are female. This compares similarly with that of the national average, as well as the average within the county of

. A total of 0.1% of the population were from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) group in Henshaw (Parish). This figure is significantly lower than that of the average in Northumberland , as well as the national average . Data from the

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found that the average life expectancy in the Haydon and Hadrian

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is 81.9 years for men, and 85.4 years for women. These statistics compare very favourably, when compared to the average life expectancy in the

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, of 77.4 and 81.4 years, for men and women respectively. Car ownership is very high in Henshaw (Parish), with a total of 92.1% households having access to at least one car. This is significantly higher than the average within Northumberland , as well as the national average .

Education

Henshaw Church of England First School
serves the village, providing education for students aged between 4 and 11 years old. The nearb
Haltwhistle Academy
provides education for students aged between 3 and 11 years old. In terms of secondary education
Haydon Bridge High School
provides secondary education for students aged between 11 and 16 years old, as well as post-16 study.

Governance

Haydon and Hadrian is a local council ward in the county of

. This ward covers an area of around , and has a population of 4,454. , the Haydon and Hadrian ward is served by Liberal Democrats councillor, Alan Sharp. The village is located within the

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, and is served by

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Transport

Air

The nearest airports are

Carlisle Lake District Airport Carlisle Lake District Airport is a regional airport located east north-east of Carlisle, England. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the passenger terminal has been closed as from the 1st of April 2020 "until further notice". Carlisle has a CAA ...

and

Newcastle International Airport Newcastle International Airport is an international airport in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK. Located approximately from Newcastle City Centre, it is the primary and busiest airport in North East England, and the second busiest in Norther ...

, which are located around from the village by road respectively.

Bus

The village is served by

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and

Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire operates both local and regional bus services in Cumbria, Lancashire, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, England, as well as Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group, which ...

's 685 bus service, which provides one bus per hour linking Carlisle,

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and Haltwhistle with Hexham,

Corbridge Corbridge is a village in Northumberland, England, west of Newcastle and east of Hexham. Villages nearby include Halton, Acomb, Aydon and Sandhoe. Etymology Corbridge was known to the Romans as something like ''Corstopitum'' or ''Coriosopit ...

and Newcastle.

Rail

The nearest

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station is located at

Bardon Mill Bardon Mill is a small village in Northumberland, within the vicinity of the ancient Hadrian's Wall. It is located around from Hexham, from Carlisle, and from Newcastle upon Tyne. Nearby landmarks include Allen Banks & Staward Gorge, Sycamo ...

, which serves the Tyne Valley Line.

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provide 11 trains per day from Bardon Mill to

, and 13 trains per day to

and

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. From nearby

Haltwhistle Haltwhistle is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, east of Brampton. It had a population of 3,811 at the 2011 Census. Stone-built houses are a feature of Haltwhistle. It is one of two settlements in Great Britain which c ...

, which is located around from the village, there is a more regular service provided, with two trains per hour to Carlisle, Hexham and Newcastle.

Road

The village is located near to the

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, which runs for , from Carlisle to the A1 at

Denton Burn Denton Burn is an area located in Central Newcastle, approximately to the west of the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne in England, United Kingdom. It is officially designated a suburb of the city, where it is linked to Carlisle by the A69 an ...

References

External links

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