Black Heddon

Human settlement in England

Belsay

Unitary authority

Northumberland

Northumberland

Region

North East

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Berwick-upon-Tweed

List of places: UK; England; Northumberland

55°04′59″N 1°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]

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]

References

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