Simonburn, Northumberland
Historical Description
Simonburn, a village, a township, and a parish in Northumberland. The township lies 3½ miles S of Wark railway station, and 8 NNW of Hexham, and includes the hamlets of Hall Barns and Park End. It has a post office under Humshaugh; money order and telegraph office, Wark. Acreage, 9245 of land and 64 of water; population, 413. The parish includes Haughton and Humshaugh townships. Population, 1015. Haughton Castle, Nunwick Hall, and Park End are chief residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Newcastle; gross value, £512 with residence. Patron, Greenwich Hospital. The church was rebuilt in 1860 and restored in 1877, and consists of chancel, nave, and aisles. The Roman station of Procolitia was in the parish, and quantities of coins, earthenware, &c., have been found. The living of Humshaugh is a separate benefice. There are almshouses for aged women and other charities.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Northumberland | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Simonburn St. Simon | |
Poor Law union | Hexham | |
Ward | Tindale |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Simonburn from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Simonburn (St. Simon))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Northumberland is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Simonburn are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers related to Northumberland online: