Hesleyhurst is a
civil parish in the
county of Northumberland
Northumberland () is a ceremonial counties of England, county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Ab ...
in England. At the 2011 Census the population was only minimal. It is served by a joint parish council with nearby
Brinkburn
Brinkburn is a civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is divided by the River Coquet. The parish includes the hamlet of Pauperhaugh.
History
The name "Brinkburn" means 'Brynca's stream'.
Governance
The civil parish was formed on 1 ...
.
History
Hesleyhurst is a sparsely populated hamlet. During the
British Iron Age
The British Iron Age is a conventional name used in the archaeology of Great Britain, referring to the prehistoric and protohistoric phases of the Iron Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding prehistoric Ire ...
, 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
Border reivers were Cattle raiding, raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border from the late 13th century to the beginning of the 17th century. They included both Scotland, Scottish and England, English people, and they raided the entire border ...
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
Northumberland County Council is a unitary authority in North East England. The population of the non-metropolitan unitary authority at the 2011 census was 316,028.
History
It was formed in 1889 as the council for the administrative county of N ...
after
Alnwick District
Alnwick was a local government district of Northumberland, England. Its council was based in the town of Alnwick and the district had a population of 31,029 according to the 2001 census.
It was one of the most rural and sparsely populated dis ...
council was dissolved.
References
External links
* {{commonscat-inline, Hesleyhurst
Civil parishes in Northumberland