Hexhamshire

Hexhamshire is a civil parish and former county of Northern England. As a county, it existed for several hundred years until it was incorporated into Northumberland in 1572.

Hexhamshire
Hexhamshire
Location within Northumberland
Population697 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY927576
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHEXHAM
Postcode districtNE
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament

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. It later lost its privileges and became considered part of County Durham.

In the early 12th century, Henry I of England decided to weaken the power of the prince bishops of Durham by removing parts of their realm. In doing so, he elevated Hexhamshire to county status, with Hexham as its county town.

Hexhamshire remained a county until 1572, when it was incorporated into Northumberland by an Act of Parliament[2][3] – namely 14 Eliz. 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 the name of a civil parish south of Hexham. The parish covers a large but mostly sparsely populated area, including the villages of Dalton and Whitley Chapel, Broadwell House, and Hexhamshire Common. The civil parish was formed in 1955 by the union of the Hexhamshire High Quarter, Hexhamshire Middle Quarter, and Hexhamshire West Quarter parishes.[4] Hexhamshire Low Quarter, to the north, was merged on 1 April 2011.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. Journal of the House of Lords May 1572
  3. Journal of the House of Commons May 1572
  4. "Hexhamshire CP Northumberland through time". Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2006.
  5. "The Northumberland (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order (No.1) 2011" (PDF). LGBCE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.


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