Hedley, Northumberland
Historical Description
Hedley, a township in Ovingham parish, Northumberland, adjacent to the boundary with Durham, 3 miles SE of Stocksfield station on the N.E.R., and 9 ESE of Hesham. It has a post office under Stocksfield; money order office,. Mickley Square; telegraph office, Stocksfield. Area, 2636 acres; population, 254. The manor belongs to the Duke of Northumberland. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a coalmine.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Northumberland | |
Civil parish | Ovingham | |
Poor Law union | Hexham | |
Ward | Tindale |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
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Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Northumberland is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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