Harlow Hill, Northumberland Explained

Official Name:Harlow Hill
Static Image Name:Harlow_Hill - geograph.org.uk - 100377.jpg
Coordinates:55.009°N -1.879°W
Os Grid Reference:NZ078683
Label Position:left
Civil Parish:Stamfordham
Unitary England:Northumberland
Lieutenancy England:Northumberland
Region:North East England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Hexham
Post Town:Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Postcode District:NE15
Postcode Area:NE
Dial Code:01661
Website:Stamfordham Parish Council

Harlow Hill is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stamfordham, in Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 61.[1]

Harlow Hill lies on the line of Hadrian's Wall, and is the site of Milecastle 16. The Military Road also passes by the village.

Harlow Hill was historically a township in the ancient parish of Ovingham.[2] [3] It became a separate civil parish in 1866. The civil parish was abolished on 1 April 1955, when it was merged with other parishes to create the civil parish of Stamfordham.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Harlow Hill Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 28 January 2022.
  2. Web site: National Gazetteer, 1868, cited on GENUKI . 17 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151204084236/http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/Ovingham/Gaz1868.html . 4 December 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: History of Harlow Hill, in Castle Morpeth and Northumberland. A Vision of Britain through Time. 21 November 2023.
  4. http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10317101 Vision of Britain website