See also Hexham, New South Wales, and Hexham (constituency). Hexham is a suburb of the City of Newcastle, about inland from Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia on the bank of the Hunter River Hexham is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| Hexham | |
  Hexham shown within Northumberland |
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| Population | 11,139 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Tynedale |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEXHAM |
| Postcode district | NE46 |
| Dialling code | 01434 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Hexham |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Hexham is a market town in Northumberland, England, located south of the River Tyne. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Tynedale, is a local government district in south-west Northumberland, England. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one North-East England is one of the nine official Regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The NE postcode area, also known as the Newcastle upon Tyne postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Alnwick, Ashington, Bamburgh The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Northumbria Police is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the areas of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear in England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory fire and rescue service which covers the area of Northumberland, England. The North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NEAS is the authority responsible for providing NHS Ambulance services in North East England, covering North East England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Hexham is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of places in Northumberland, in England. The area covered is the ceremonial county, hence the exclusion of places traditionally regarded A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The River Tyne is a River in England. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers the North Tyne and the South Tyne. Hexham is the administrative centre for the Tynedale district, although in terms of population, Prudhoe is now Tynedale's largest town. Tynedale, is a local government district in south-west Northumberland, England. For the settlement and oil field in the US state of Alaska, see Prudhoe Bay. In 2001 Hexham had a population of 11,139. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology
There are many smaller towns and villages that surround Hexham, such as Corbridge, Riding Mill, Stocksfield, Wylam to the east, Acomb and Bellingham to the north, Allendale to the south and Haydon Bridge, Bardon Mill and Haltwhistle to the west. Corbridge is a small town in Northumberland, England, situated 16 miles (25 km west of Newcastle and 4 miles (6 km east of Hexham Riding Mill is a village near Hexham in Northumberland, England. Stocksfield is a small sprawling Commuter Village situated close to the river Tyne approximately 14 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne and 10 miles east Wylam (ˈwɪləm is a small village approximately 10 miles (16 kilometers west of Newcastle upon Tyne. Acomb is a village in the north of Northumberland, England. It is situated to the north of Hexham, not far from the junction of the A69 road Bellingham (ˡbɛlɪndʒəm) is a Village in Northumberland, to the north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne and situated on the River North Tyne. Allendale (or Allendale Town as it is often marked on maps is a large village or small town in south west Northumberland, England. Haydon Bridge is a village in Northumberland, England, with a population of about 2000 Bardon Mill is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the west of Haydon Bridge and Hexham, on the South Tyne. Haltwhistle is a small town in Northumberland, England, situated ten miles east of Brampton, near Hadrian's Wall, and the villages of The closest major city to Hexham is Newcastle upon Tyne and is approximately 25 miles (40 km) to the east. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England
Hexham is one of the three major towns in Tynedale along with Prudhoe and Haltwhistle. For the settlement and oil field in the US state of Alaska, see Prudhoe Bay. Haltwhistle is a small town in Northumberland, England, situated ten miles east of Brampton, near Hadrian's Wall, and the villages of
It has around 164 shops and services.
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History
Hexham originated as a monastery founded by Saint Wilfrid in 674. This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. Saint Wilfrid can refer to Wilfrid Saint Wilfred the Younger Events By Place Europe Dagobert II and Theuderic I succeed Childeric II as king(s of the Franks The crypt of the original monastery survives, and incorporates many stones taken from nearby Roman ruins, probably Coria or Hadrian's Wall. In terms of European architecture a crypt (from the Latin crypta and the Greek κρυπτη, kryptē) is a stone chamber or This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. This article is about ruins in Architecture; for other meanings see Ruins (disambiguation. Coria was a Fort and Town, located 25 miles (4km south of Hadrian's Wall, in the Roman province of Britannia. Hadrian's Wall ( Latin: perhaps Vallum Aelium, "the Aelian wall" is a stone and turf Fortification built by the Roman The current Hexham Abbey dates largely from the 11th century onward, but was significantly rebuilt in the 19th century. Hexham Abbey is a place of Christian worship in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in north-east England. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Other notable buildings in the town include the Moot Hall, the covered market, and the Old Gaol. A moot hall is meeting or assembly building traditionally to decide local issues The Hexham Old Gaol (Pronounced jail is in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, England.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the murder of King Ælfwald by Sicga at Scythlecester (which may be modern Chesters) on 23 September 788:
This year Elwald, king of the Northumbrians, was slain by Siga, on the eleventh day before the calends of October; and a heavenly light was often seen on the spot where he was slain. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of Annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. Ælfwald (died 23 September 788) was king of Northumbria from 778 to 788 Sicga (died 22 February 793) (also given as Siga and Sigha) was a nobleman in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria. Cilurnum or Cilurvum was a fort on Hadrian's Wall mentioned in the Notitia Dignitatum, now identified with the fort found at Chesters, also known Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Events By Place Europe Charlemagne conquers Bavaria. Bermudo I succeeds Mauregato as king He was buried in the church of Hexham[1]
The name of Hexham, as Donald A. Bullough shows in his article "The place name Hexham and its interpretation," "Notes and Queries," London, December 1999, (46:4), is one of the earliest Latin place names in Britain. Its meaning, according to Bullough, is "young warrior" or "Royal retainer. " As such it is probably directly linked to the young Wilfrid before he entered the Church.
Like many towns in the North of England, Hexham suffered from the border wars with the Scots, including attacks from William Wallace who burnt the town in 1297. Sir William Wallace ( Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam Uallas; c 1272 – 23 August 1305 was a Scottish Knight, Landowner, and Patriot In 1312, Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, demanded and received £2000 from the town and monastery in order for them to be spared a similar fate. Robert I King of Scots ( 11 July, 1274 &ndash 7 June, 1329) usually known in modern English as Robert the Bruce (
In 1464, Battle of Hexham was fought somewhere to the south of the town in The Wars of the Roses. The Battle of Hexham ( May 15, 1464) marked the end of significant Lancastrian resistance in the north of England during the early part of The Wars of the Roses (1455–1485 were a series of dynastic Civil wars fought in England between supporters of the Houses of Lancaster and York The defeated Lancastrian commander Duke of Somerset was executed in Hexham market place. The Duke of Somerset is a title in the peerage of England that has been created several times
Until 1572, Hexham was the administrative centre of the former Liberty or Peculiar of Hexhamshire. Hexhamshire was a county of northern England. County The county probably originated as one of the districts of the Kingdom of Northumbria, the
In 1715 James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater, raised the standard for James Francis Edward Stuart in Hexham Market place. James Radclyffe 3rd Earl of Derwentwater ( 26 June[[ 689]]- 24 February[[ 716]] was the son of Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater and Mary Prince James Prince of Wales (James Francis Edward Stuart " The Old Pretender " or " The Old Chevalier " 10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766 was the The rising, however, was unsuccessful, and Derwentwater was captured and beheaded after the battle of Preston. See Battle of Preston (1648 for the battle of the Second English Civil War.
In 1761, the Hexham Riot took place in the Market Place when a crowd protesting about changes in the criteria for serving in the milita was fired upon by troops from North Yorkshire Militia. 51 protesters were killed, earning the Milita the soubriquet of The Hexham Butchers.
Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Hexham was a centre of the leather trade, particularly renowned for making gloves known as Hexham Tans - now the name of a vegetarian restaurant in the town.
Notable buildings
Hexham is dominated by Hexham Abbey. Hexham Abbey is a place of Christian worship in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in north-east England. The current church largely dates from c. 1170–1250, in the Early English style of architecture. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation The choir, north and south transepts and the cloisters, where canons studied and meditated, date from this period. The east end was rebuilt in 1860. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting
The Abbey stands at the west end of the market place, which is home to the Shambles a Grade II* covered market built in 1766 by Sir Walter Blackett. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
At the east end of the market place stands the Moot Hall, a c15 gatehouse that was part of the defenses of the town. The Moot Hall is a Grade I listed building, and was used as a courthouse until 1838.
The Old Gaol, behind the Moot Hall on Hallgates, was one of the first purpose built jails in England. The Hexham Old Gaol (Pronounced jail is in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, England. It is a mid c14 building and is a Scheduled Monument and is Grade I listed.
Governance
Hexham is part of the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Hexham is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current MP is the Conservative Peter Atkinson. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Peter Atkinson (born 19 January 1943, Northumberland) is a British Conservative Party politician
Local media
The local newspaper serving Hexham and Tynedale since 1864 is called the Hexham Courant. It was first launched by J. Catherall, and at that time espoused the Liberal cause. It later absorbed the Conservative-supporting Hexham Herald. In 1977, CN Group had taken over the business and has since continued to grow. The CN Group Limited is an independent local media business based in Carlisle which operates in three different media fields Hexham has a town webportal called HexhamNet [1]. It is owned by the Hexham Community Partnership but continues to be managed by the Hexham Courant. It was first launched in October 2003 and continues to serve both the local community as well as visiting tourists to the Tynedale area.
Transportation
The town is well served by Hexham railway station on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. Hexham railway station serves the town of Hexham in Northumberland, England. The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, also known as the Tyne Valley Line, is a Railway line in northern England. As well as this, Hexham is bypassed by the A69 road, linking it to Carlisle, It is also linked to Newcastle and the A1 by the A695. A bypass is a Road or Highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area town or village to let through Traffic flow without interference from The A69 is a major Road in England running east-west across the Pennines, through the counties of Northumberland and Cumbria. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England The 685 and 602 bus routes link the town to Tyneside and Carlisle.
A special tourist bus operates from Hexham tourist office up to the main sites on Hadrian's Wall - the route number is AD122 - the date of the building of the wall. Hadrian's Wall ( Latin: perhaps Vallum Aelium, "the Aelian wall" is a stone and turf Fortification built by the Roman
Hexham is also well seviced by several taxi firms, the largest of these being Advanced Taxis. There are two taxi ranks in the town, one in the town centre on Priestpopple and one at Hexham railway station. Hexham railway station serves the town of Hexham in Northumberland, England.
Awards
Hexham won the Town award in the 2005 Britain in Bloom awards. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Britain in Bloom is a horticultural competition in the United Kingdom. In the same year Hexham was also named * 'England's Favourite Market Town' by the magazine Country Life. Country Life is a British weekly Magazine. It covers the pleasures and joys of Rural life as well as the concerns of rural people
Industry
In Hexham the Subskimmer was first designed and made, by Submarine Products Ltd. The Subskimmer is a Diver Propulsion Vehicle which is a form of RIB (inflatable boat with an outboard petrol (gasoline engine Submarine Products Ltd were a diving gear manufacturer with a factory in Hexham in Northumberland in England. The town is also the site of a chipboard factory owned by the Austrian firm Egger Retail Products GmbH.
Sport
Hexham has a notably picturesque racecourse at Yarridge Heights in the hills above the town, with National Hunt (steeplechase) races throughout the year
Twin towns
List of people from Hexham
- Ann Cook - Innkeeper and author of Professed cookery. Metzingen is a city with about 22000 inhabitants located in the state of Baden-Württemberg in the southwest of Germany, 30 km south of Stuttgart. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. For another meaning see Noyan Noyon ( Latin: Noviomagus Veromanduorum) is a small (14471 inhabitants in 1990 but historic This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Ann Turner Cook (born 1926 is a mystery Author and former High school English literature
- Conrad Dickinson - Polar explorer
- Pete Doherty formerly of, The Libertines, currently of Babyshambles, was born in Hexham. The Libertines were an English Indie rock band Formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Pete Doherty (vocals/rhythm guitar and Carl Barât (vocals/lead This article is about the band Babyshambles For the song see Babyshambles (song Babyshambles are an English
- Andy Duncan captain of Cambridge United F.C.
- Mark Elder - Conductor
- Gabriel Fielding - Novelist
- Wilfrid Gibson - Poet
- Hannah Glasse - Author of The Art of Cookery
- Daniel Ainsleigh - Actor
- Robson Green - Actor
- William Hewson - Surgeon and anatomist
- John of Hexham - Chronicler
- Joseph Parker (1830–1902) - Congregationalist preacher and writer
- Richard of Hexham - Chronicler
- Joseph Richardson (British politician) - 'Well-natured Richardson', writer and MP
Matt Wells - Olympic rower
- Pete Wells - Olympic rower
See also
- Battle of Hexham
- Hexham (constituency)
- Ailred of Rievaulx
- Acca of Hexham
- Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle
- Eata of Hexham
- Richard of Hexham
- Hexham railway station
- Hexham Old Gaol
- John of Hexham
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Devil's Water
- Battle of Heavenfield
- Battle of Neville's Cross
References
- ^ Kirby, pp. Andy Duncan (born 20 October 1977 in Hexham, Northumberland) is an English footballer who plays as a central defender Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Mark Philip Elder, CBE (born 2 June 1947 Gabriel Fielding ( March 25, 1916, Hexham, Northumberland, England&mdash November 27, 1986, Bellevue Washington Wilfrid Wilson Gibson ( October 2, 1878 - May 26, 1962) was a British Poet, associated with World War I but also the author Hannah Glasse (1708 &ndash 1770 was a cookery writer of the eighteenth century Daniel Ainsleigh (born 8 February 1976 in Hexham, Northumberland) is a British actor and renowned acting coach Robson Golightly Green (born December 18, 1964 in Hexham, Northumberland) is an English Actor and Singer William Hewson ( November 14, 1739 – May 1, 1774) was an 18th Century surgeon, anatomist and physiologist who John of Hexham (c 1160 &ndash 1209 was an English Chronicler, known to us merely as the author of a work called the Historia XXV Joseph Parker ( 9 April 1830 - 28 November 1902) was an English Nonconformist divine Congregationalist polity, often known as congregationalism is a system of Church governance in which every Local church congregation is independent Richard of Hexham (fl 1141 was an English Chronicler. He became prior of Hexham about 1141 and died between 1163 and 1178 Joseph Richardson (1755–1803 was a British politician and writer who was a founding member of the Whig Club (1784 The Battle of Hexham ( May 15, 1464) marked the end of significant Lancastrian resistance in the north of England during the early part of Hexham is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Ailred (or Aelred) Abbot of Rievaulx ( 1110 - 12 January 1167) was an English Christian Saint Saint Acca (b c 660 - 740 or 742 Bishop of Hexham. Born in Northumbria, Acca first served in the household of Bosa, the future Bishop The Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in the Province Eata of Hexham (died October 26, 686) also known as Eata of Lindisfarne or Saint Eata was Bishop of Lindisfarne Richard of Hexham (fl 1141 was an English Chronicler. He became prior of Hexham about 1141 and died between 1163 and 1178 Hexham railway station serves the town of Hexham in Northumberland, England. The Hexham Old Gaol (Pronounced jail is in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, England. John of Hexham (c 1160 &ndash 1209 was an English Chronicler, known to us merely as the author of a work called the Historia XXV The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle is a Roman Catholic Diocese of the Latin Rite centred around St Mary's Cathedral in the city Devil's Water is a river in Northumberland, England. A tributary of the River Tyne it joins that river from the south near the village of Dilston The Battle of Heavenfield was fought in 633 or 634 between a Northumbrian army under Oswald of Bernicia and a Welsh army under The Battle of Neville's Cross took place near Durham, England on October 17, 1346. 153–154; Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Ms. D, s. a. 789.
External links
- Hexham Abbey
- HexhamNet
- Hexham Courant the local newspaper
- Tynedale District Council Website
- Hexham International Combined Events (Decathlon) Meeting Since 1997
- Tynedale Harriers & Athletics Club
- Northumberland County Council Website
- Queen Elizabeth High School
- Queen Elizabeth High School Rowing Club
- Hexham Rowing Club
- Tynedale Hockey club
- Hexham Trinity Methodist Church Website
- Hexham and District Photographic Society
- Hexham Tyne Bridge Webcam
- Hexham Photos ~ Northumberland Cam
- Queens Hall Arts Centre
- Hexham Local History Society
- Hexham Squash Club
- Hexham Leazes Cricket Club
- Taxis In Hexham
- Northumbrian Railways
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