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Hedley on the Hill is a village in Northumberland, west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is located between the valley of the River Derwent, and the watershed to the River Tyne.

Hedley on the Hill

The Feathers, Hedley on the Hill
Hedley on the Hill
Location within Northumberland
Population239 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ075595
Civil parish
  • Hedley
Unitary authority
  • Northumberland
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTOCKSFIELD
Postcode districtNE43
Dialling code01661
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
  • Hexham
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland
54.930°N 1.884°W / 54.930; -1.884

Despite being close to a major city, Hedley is typically Northumbrian and rural in character.[original research?] Situated close to the villages of Stocksfield and Chopwell as well as to the rural market town of Hexham it is a small village with views across the Tyne valley.[citation needed]


History


Hedley appears to have escaped rather unscathed in the wars between England and Scotland that occurred before the union.[citation needed] There are no records of any battles in the area. Similarly, there is no record of any activity involving border reivers (tribal leaders and outlaws that fought across the Scottish/English border) in the village. This has enabled it to develop in relative isolation, with mining and quarrying being the prominent industries since the eighteenth century.[citation needed]

Hedley on the Hill is also close to Hadrian's Wall a World Heritage Site and located in the far south of "Hadrian's Wall Country".

The village is said to have once been home to a bogle known as The Hedley Kow.[2]


Culture


The village holds numerous events including the annual barrel race in which contestants, usually in pairs, run up the hill to the pub with a barrel of beer. The barrel race is run every bank holiday Monday, and organised by The Feathers Inn. Competitors carry an empty nine-gallon beer barrel, over a 1.5-mile course. The Feathers Inn in Hedley-on-the-Hill was named the Great British Pub of the Year 2011.[3]

It is also popular with gliding enthusiasts, being the closest village to the Northumbria Gliding Club in Leadgate.[citation needed]


Governance


Hedley is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.


References


  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 346. ISBN 9780340165973.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)






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