Kirkheaton, Northumberland

Kirkheaton
Kirkheaton
	; Kirkheaton
	Kirkheaton Location within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NZ015775
Civil parish	Capheaton;
Unitary authority	Northumberland;
Ceremonial county	Northumberland;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district	NE19
Dialling code	01830
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed;
	List of places UK England Northumberland 55°05′31″N 1°58′41″W / 55.092°N 1.978°WCoordinates: 55°05′31″N 1°58′41″W / 55.092°N 1.978°W

Kirkheaton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Capheaton, in the county of Northumberland, England. The village lies about 10 miles (16 km) north east of Hexham and about 5 miles (8 km) west of Belsay. In 1951 the parish had a population of 70.^[1]

Governance[]

Kirkheaton is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. On 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished and merged with Capheaton.^[2]

Landmarks[]

Pele Tower, Kirkheaton

Kirkheaton has a Pele tower.

The Devil's Causeway passes the village just over 1 mile (2 km) to the east. The causeway is a Roman road which starts at Port Gate on Hadrian's Wall, north of Corbridge, and extends 55 miles (89 km) northwards across Northumberland to the mouth of the River Tweed at Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Religious sites[]

The church is dedicated to St Bartholomew.^[3] The chapel was rebuilt in 1775, at the expense of Mrs H. D. Windsor, at that time lady of the manor.^[4]

References[]

^ "Population statistics Kirkheaton Ch/ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ "Relationships and changes Kirkheaton Ch/ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ Purves, Geoffrey (2006). Churches of Newcastle and Northumberland. Stroud, Gloucestershire, England: Tempus Publishing Limited. p. 163. ISBN 0 7524 4071 3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "GENUKI (Retrieved: 20 November 2008)". Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2008.

External links[]

Media related to Kirkheaton, Northumberland at Wikimedia Commons

GENUKI (accessed 19 November 2008)

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[1] "Population statistics Kirkheaton Ch/ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[2] "Relationships and changes Kirkheaton Ch/ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[Purves-3] Purves, Geoffrey (2006). Churches of Newcastle and Northumberland. Stroud, Gloucestershire, England: Tempus Publishing Limited. p. 163. ISBN 0 7524 4071 3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[genuki-4] "GENUKI (Retrieved: 20 November 2008)". Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2008.

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Kirkheaton
Kirkheaton
Kirkheaton Location within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NZ015775
Civil parish	Capheaton
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district	NE19
Dialling code	01830

Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East

UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed
List of places UK England Northumberland 55°05′31″N 1°58′41″W / 55.092°N 1.978°W / 55.092; -1.978Coordinates: 55°05′31″N 1°58′41″W / 55.092°N 1.978°W / 55.092; -1.978