Eshott Explained

Official Name:Eshott
Static Image Name:Eshott - geograph.org.uk - 136833.jpg
Country:England
Region:North East England
Shire County:Northumberland
Unitary England:Northumberland
Civil Parish:Thirston
Constituency Westminster:Hexham
Post Town:MORPETH
Postcode Area:NE
Postcode District:NE65
Os Grid Reference:NZ205975
Coordinates:55.271°N -1.679°W

Eshott is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thirston, in Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 114.[1]

It is located north of Newcastle upon Tyne, midway between Morpeth and Alnwick. A small former RAF aerodrome, Eshott Airfield, is located there.

The nearby Eshott Hall is a listed[2] country house hotel.[3]

Governance

Eshott was formerly a township in Felton parish,[4] from 1866 Eshott was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Thirston.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Eshott Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 24 January 2022.
  2. Web site: ESHOTT HALL (SOUTHERN BLOCK), Thirston - 1156142 Historic England . 2022-04-24 . historicengland.org.uk . en.
  3. Web site: Guestline . Luxury Country House Hotel in Northumberland . 2022-04-24 . Eshott Hall . en-GB.
  4. Web site: History of Eshott, in Castle Morpeth and Northumberland. A Vision of Britain through Time. 24 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Relationships and changes Eshott Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 24 January 2022.