An introduction to Henshaw

The parish stretches nearly 9 miles from the banks of the South Tyne to the crags and fells north of the Roman Wall. The parish name probably derives from the Old English or Old Scandinavian for “a nook of land of a man called Hethin(n)”.

The area was once extensively mined and old coal and mineral pits and shafts litter the fells to the north of the A69. The main centres of population and varied house types are the hamlets of Henshaw, Tow House and Redburn, the latter named after the bright red mineralised water cascading into the South Tyne near Bardon Mill.

The parish includes a rugged portion of Hadrian’s wall where the Roman builders utilised the near vertical sections of the Whin Sill crags as the foundation for their frontier. The fascinating Roman fort of Vindolanda, astride the Stanegate, is also within the parish boundaries.

Selected Links

• The Hexham Courant [http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/]
• Northumberland County Council [http://www.northumberland.gov.uk]
• Northumberland Tourist Board [http://www.ntb.org.uk]

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