| Official Name: | Juniper |
| Label Position: | top |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | North East England |
| Unitary England: | Northumberland |
| Lieutenancy England: | Northumberland |
| Constituency Westminster: | Hexham |
| Post Town: | HEXHAM |
| Postcode Area: | NE |
| Postcode District: | NE47 |
| Os Grid Reference: | NY935585 |
| Coordinates: | 54.921°N -2.103°W |
| Static Image Name: | Peth Head Cottage, Juniper village - geograph.org.uk - 876727.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Peth Head Cottage, Juniper village |
Juniper is a hamlet in the English county of Northumberland.
It is about 5miles due south of Hexham in the area known as Hexhamshire.
There is a Wesleyan Methodist chapel (now converted to holiday accommodation) and dated 1894. In nearby Dye Houses there is another Methodist chapel (Primitive) originally built 1830 and rebuilt in 1865.[1]
Nearby Black Hall is a listed building dating from 1714 with mid-19th century and 1930s additions.[2]
Juniper is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.
As an April Fools' Day joke, in April 2010 the Hexham Courant reported[3] the following:
A Hexhamshire hamlet is changing its name in order to cash in on the millions of a sixties superstar. The tiny community of Juniper will in future be known as Jennifer Juniper, following a request from hippy Hero Donovan. Cash-strapped Northumberland County Council is understood to have agreed to the name change in return for a £5 million donation to council coffers. The denim-decked singer made a fortune in the 1960s from songs like Catch the wind, Universal Soldier, Mellow Yellow and Sunshine Superman, but his personal favourite was always Jennifer Juniper. He took a tour of Tynedale whilst staying at Slaley Hall and fell in love with the quaint hamlet of Juniper. He spotted a dappled mare grazing in a field and just wanted to be part of the place. Villagers have reported being offered large wads of cash for their properties but no-one was prepared to move out of the close-knit community. A consultation exercise on the name change is being carried out by the county council, but comments had to be in by noon yesterday.