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Black Heddon
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Black Heddon
Location within Northumberland
OS grid reference NZ075765
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district NE20
Dialling code 01661
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55°04′59″N1°53′02″W / 55.083°N 1.884°W / 55.083; -1.884

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. [1]

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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. [2]

Governance

Black Heddon is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Black Heddon was formerly a township in Stamfordham parish, [3] from 1866 Black Heddon was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Belsey. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics Black Heddon Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 353. ISBN   9780340165973.
  3. ↑ "History of Black Heddon, in Castle Morpeth and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Relationships and changes Black Heddon Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

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