Hexhamshire was a county of northern England. 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
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County
The county probably originated as one of the districts of the Kingdom of Northumbria, the town of Hexham then being the seat of a bishopric. Hexham New South Wales|Hexham (constituency Hexham is a Market town in Northumberland, England, located south of the River Tyne. It later lost its privileges, and became considered part of County Durham.
In the early 1100s, Henry I of England decided to weaken the power of the prince bishops of Durham by removing parts of their realm. Henry I (c 1068/1069 – 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror, the first King of England after the Norman A Prince-Bishop is a Bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more Secular principalities usually pre-existent titles of nobility In doing so, he elevated Hexhamshire to county status, with Hexham as its county town. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland.
Hexhamshire remained a county until 1572, when it was incorporated into Northumberland by Act of Parliament,[1][2] by 14 Eliz. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west 1 c. 13 ("An Act for the annexing of Hexhamshire to the Countye of Northumberland"). At the same time, the district was transferred from the see of Durham to the see of York, where it remained until 1837.
Parish
In modern use, Hexhamshire is a name of a civil parish south of Hexham. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Hexham New South Wales|Hexham (constituency Hexham is a Market town in Northumberland, England, located south of the River Tyne. The parish covers a large but mostly sparse area, including the villages of Dalton and Whitley Chapel, Broadwell House, and Hexhamshire Common. The current civil parish was formed in 1955 by the union of the Hexhamshire High Quarter, Hexhamshire Middle Quarter and Hexhamshire West Quarter parishes. [1] Hexhamshire Low Quarter remains a separate civil parish, to the north. Hexhamshire Low Quarter is a Civil parish in the Tynedale district of Northumberland, England.
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