Place:Hazlerigg, Northumberland, England

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Hazlerigg (often misspelled Hazelrigg) is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the centre of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England and straddles the A1 road. It is split between Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside, each side of the A1 being a different district. The parish council administer the Newcastle side, whereas the area located in North Tyneside is unparished. The community has a population of 1,053,[2] and almost 800 homes.

Hazlerigg was once the site of a colliery, which was in use from 1892 to 1964. The village prospered due to the export business thriving within it. Local houses for miners were built and they founded the village seen today. The site of Hazlerigg Colliery is now covered by trees, immediately to the west of the village.

Hazlerigg was formed in 1955 from parts or all of the former parishes of Dinnington, East Brunton, West Brunton and North Gosforth. (Dinnington and North Gosforth each contributed less that 20 acres.) Prior to the formation of Tyne and Wear in 1974 it was a parish in Castle Ward Rural District in Northumberland.

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.

• Northumberland and Durham FHS covers both Northumberland and County Durham. The Family History Society have a research centre in Percy House in central Newcastle upon Tyne (full address on website), open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. Browse the website to see what else the society can provide.
• Further information from GENUKI
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1832 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time. This map includes the boundaries of the various Wards (or "hundreds") in existence at that time.
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1900 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1944 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• English Jurisdictions 1851, a parish finding aid provided by FamilySearch, particularly helpful in large towns and cities.
• Unfortunately, there is no Victoria County History for Northumberland.