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.
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![]() ![]() Hedley on the Hill Location within Northumberland | |
Population | 239 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | NZ075595 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOCKSFIELD |
Postcode district | NE43 |
Dialling code | 01661 |
Police | Northumbria |
Fire | Northumberland |
Ambulance | North East |
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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]
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]
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]
Hedley is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.
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