Low Hauxley Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Low Hauxley
Coordinates:55.3184°N -1.5512°W
Label Position:left
Static Image Name:Low Hauxley - geograph.org.uk - 150970.jpg
Static Image Caption:Low Hauxley
Population:279
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Region:North East England
Post Town:MORPETH
Postcode District:NE65
Postcode Area:NE
Dial Code:01665
Os Grid Reference:NU267041
London Distance Mi:270

Low Hauxley is a small village in Northumberland, in the former Alnwick district, less than 1miles from Amble and around 27miles from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It is combined with High Hauxley to make the civil parish of Hauxley.

Near the village is an important archaeological site, with an early Bronze Age cemetery as well as Mesolithic and Iron Age remains, but with much erosion. A major rescue dig was mounted for 13 weeks, between June and September 2013. Results were broadcast on Channel 4's Time Team special on 2 March 2014.[2] According to a Hauxley parish council information board, flint tools dating to around 6500 BC have been found in local fields, sand dunes and burial sites, but later material may have been destroyed by mining.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 25 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Rescued from the Sea. www.archaeologicalresearchservices.com. 28 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311200126/http://www.archaeologicalresearchservices.com/projects/low-hauxley . 11 March 2018 . dead.