Black Heddon Explained

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Official Name:Black Heddon
Os Grid Reference:NZ075765
Coordinates:55.083°N -1.884°W
Civil Parish:Belsay
Unitary England:Northumberland
Lieutenancy England:Northumberland
Region:North East England
Country:England
Post Town:NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode Area:NE
Postcode District:NE20
Dial Code:01661
Constituency Westminster:Berwick-upon-Tweed

Black Heddon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Belsay, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is situated to the north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne, between Stamfordham and Belsay. In 1951 the parish had a population of 45.[1]

According to local legend, the village was once haunted by a ghost named Silky, who used to jump onto travellers' horses. In nearby Belsay is a tree overlooking a waterfall which is known as Silky's Chair.[2]

Governance

Black Heddon is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Black Heddon was formerly a township in Stamfordham parish,[3] from 1866 Black Heddon was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Belsey.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Black Heddon Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 27 January 2022.
  2. Book: Ash, Russell . 1973 . Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain . Reader's Digest Association Limited . 353 . 9780340165973 .
  3. Web site: History of Black Heddon, in Castle Morpeth and Northumberland. A Vision of Britain through Time. 27 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Relationships and changes Black Heddon Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 27 January 2022.

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