Juniper, Northumberland

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Juniper
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Post town HEXHAM
Postcode district NE47
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54°55′16″N2°06′11″W / 54.921°N 2.103°W / 54.921; -2.103 Coordinates: 54°55′16″N2°06′11″W / 54.921°N 2.103°W / 54.921; -2.103

Juniper is a hamlet in the English county of Northumberland.

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It is about 5 miles (8 km) due south of Hexham in the area known as Hexhamshire.

There is a Wesleyan Methodist chapel (now converted to holiday accommodation) and dated 1894. In nearby Dye Houses there is another Methodist chapel (Primitive) originally built 1830 and rebuilt in 1865. [1]

Nearby Black Hall is a listed building dating from 1714 with mid-19th century and 1930s additions. [2]

Governance

Juniper is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.


Proposed change of name

As an April Fools' Day joke, in April 2010 the Hexham Courant reported [3] the following:

A Hexhamshire hamlet is changing its name in order to cash in on the millions of a sixties superstar. The tiny community of Juniper will in future be known as Jennifer Juniper, following a request from hippy Hero Donovan. Cash-strapped Northumberland County Council is understood to have agreed to the name change in return for a £5 million donation to council coffers. The denim-decked singer made a fortune in the 1960s from songs like Catch the wind , Universal Soldier , Mellow Yellow and Sunshine Superman , but his personal favourite was always Jennifer Juniper . He took a tour of Tynedale whilst staying at Slaley Hall and fell in love with the quaint hamlet of Juniper. He spotted a dappled mare grazing in a field and just wanted to be part of the place. Villagers have reported being offered large wads of cash for their properties but no-one was prepared to move out of the close-knit community. A consultation exercise on the name change is being carried out by the county council, but comments had to be in by noon yesterday.

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References

  1. "METHODIST CHAPEL, Hexhamshire - 1155839 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. "BLACK HALL, Hexhamshire - 1303185 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. "Hippy pop star planes to buy hamlet". Hexham Courant (2 April 2010). p. 3.

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