Hesleyside Hall

Coordinates: 55°08′49″N 2°17′35″W / 55.147°N 2.293°W / 55.147; -2.293

Hesleyside Hall
Hesleyside Hall in winter
Hesleyside Hall  Hesleyside Hall shown within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NY814837
List of places UK England Northumberland

Hesleyside Hall is a privately owned 18th-century country house and the ancestral home of the Border reiver Charlton family about 2 miles (3 km) west of Bellingham, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building.^[1]

The Charltons have been at Hesleyside since the 14th century.^[2] The present mansion, believed to be built on the site of a 14th-century pele tower, was built in 1719.^[1] The grounds were laid out by Capability Brown in 1776 and the east front was remodelled by architect William Newton in 1796.

Edward Charlton was created a Baronet in 1645.^[3] Later Charltons served as High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1721 and 1837, and as Deputy Lieutenant.

The adjacent stable block (a Grade II listed building) incorporates a 1747 date stone^[4]

The Spur of the Charlton is a 16th-century spur located at the hall which was occasionally served to the head of the household on a platter, as an indication that food was low and it was necessary to go cattle raiding.^[5]

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