Kirkheaton, Northumberland

For the village in West Yorkshire, see Kirkheaton.
Kirkheaton

Kirkheaton
Kirkheaton

 Kirkheaton shown within Northumberland
OS grid reference NZ015775
Shire county Northumberland
Region North East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district NE19
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK Parliament Hexham
List of places: UK • England • Northumberland

 

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.

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Governance

Kirkheaton is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.

Landmarks

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. pp. 163. ISBN 0 7524 4071 3. http://www.tempus-publishing.com. 
  2. ^ GENUKI (Retrieved: 20 November 2008)

External links

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