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Name | Black Heddon |
Alt names | Blackheddon | source: Family History Library Catalog |
Type | Township, Civil parish |
Coordinates | 55.078°N 1.876°W |
Located in | Northumberland, England ( - 1955) |
See also | Stamfordham, Northumberland, England | ancient parish in which it was a township | | Tynedale Ward, Northumberland, England | ancient division in which it was located | | Castle Ward Rural, Northumberland, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1955 | | Belsay, Northumberland, England | civil parish into which it was transferred in 1955 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
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.
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.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Black Heddon from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "BLACKHEDDON, a township in Stamfordham parish, Northumberland; on an affluent of the river Blyth, 11 miles SW of Morpeth. Acres: 1,619. Population: 68."
Black Heddon was a township in the ancient parish of Stamfordham and became a separate civil parish in 1866. In 1955 the civil parish was abolished and the area was absorbed into the parish of Belsay.
Research Tips
- Northumberland Archives previously known as Northumberland Collections Service and Northumberland County Record Office. Now based within Woodhorn Museum in Ashington and providing free access to numerous records for local and family historians alike.
- Full postal address: Museum and Northumberland Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF; Phone: 01670 624455
- There is a branch office in Berwick upon Tweed.
Categories: Northumberland, England | Black Heddon, Northumberland, England | Stamfordham, Northumberland, England | Tynedale Ward, Northumberland, England | Castle Ward Rural, Northumberland, England | Belsay, Northumberland, England
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