Hexham
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Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden nearby, and close to Hadrian's Wall. Hexham was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. In 2011, it had a population of 13,097.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Hexham
- UK place.label_position
- top
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Hexham Coat of Arms.svg
- UK place.static_image_2_width
- 180
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Coat of Arms of Hexham
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.civil_parish
- Hexham
- UK place.unitary_england
- Northumberland
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northumberland
- UK place.region
- North East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Hexham
- UK place.post_town
- HEXHAM
- UK place.postcode_district
- NE46–NE48
- UK place.postcode_area
- NE
- UK place.dial_code
- 01434
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NY9363
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- market town
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Northumberland
- Population
- 11829
- Area
- 5932
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Hexham BeaumontStreet.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01434
Show 9 more facts
- twinned administrative body
- Brande
- Commons category
- Hexham
- topic's main category
- Category:Hexham
- postal code
- NE46
- OS grid reference
- NY9363
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Hexham
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Volkmar Weiss
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
~13 min read
Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Hexham riot
- Notable buildings
- Governance
- Local media
- Education
- Transport
- Air
- Rail
- Road
- Bus station
- Awards
- Economy
- Shopping
- Sport
- Twin towns
- People from Hexham
- Notes
- References
- External links
Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden nearby, and close to Hadrian's Wall. Hexham was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. In 2011, it had a population of 13,097.
Smaller towns and villages around Hexham include Corbridge, Riding Mill, Stocksfield and Wylam to the east, Acomb and Bellingham to the north, Allendale to the south and Haydon Bridge, Bardon Mill and Haltwhistle to the west. Newcastle upon Tyne is to the east and Carlisle to the west.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hexham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (10)
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6 mapped locations