Kirkheaton, Northumberland

Kirkheaton

Kirkheaton
Kirkheaton
Kirkheaton shown within Northumberland
OS grid reference NZ015775
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district NE19
Dialling code 01830
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK Parliament

 

Kirkheaton is a village in Northumberland, England. The village lies about 10 miles (16 km) north east of Hexham and about 5 miles (8 km) west of Belsay.

Governance

Kirkheaton is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.

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.[1] The chapel was rebuilt in 1775, at the expense of Mrs. H. D. Windsor, at that time lady of the manor.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Purves, Geoffrey (2006). Churches of Newcastle and Northumberland. Stroud, Gloucestershire, England: Tempus Publishing Limited. p. 163. ISBN 0 7524 4071 3. Archived from the original on 2016-01-13.
  2. ↑ GENUKI (Retrieved: 20 November 2008)

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