- Hexhamshire
Hexhamshire was a county of northern
England .County
The county probably originated as one of the districts of the
Kingdom of Northumbria , the town ofHexham then being the seat of abishopric . It later lost its privileges, and became considered part ofCounty Durham .In the early 1100s,
Henry I of England decided to weaken the power of theprince bishop s of Durham by removing parts of their realm. In doing so, he elevated Hexhamshire to county status, with Hexham as itscounty town .Hexhamshire remained a county until 1572, when it was incorporated into
Northumberland by Act of Parliament, [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=43686 Journal of the House of Lords May 1572] ] [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=43688 Journal of the House of Commons May 1572] ] by 14 Eliz. 1 c. 13 ("An Act for the annexing of Hexhamshire to the Countye of Northumberland"). At the same time, the district was transferred from the see of Durham to the see of York, where it remained until 1837.Parish
In modern use, Hexhamshire is a name of a
civil parish south ofHexham . The parish covers a large but mostly sparse area, including the villages of Dalton andWhitley Chapel ,Broadwell House , andHexhamshire Common . The current civil parish was formed in 1955 by the union of theHexhamshire High Quarter ,Hexhamshire Middle Quarter andHexhamshire West Quarter parishes. [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10318634]Hexhamshire Low Quarter remains a separate civil parish, to the north.References
See also
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Historic counties of England External links
* [http://www.flavell.vispa.com/whitehall.htm Whitehall Methodist Church]
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