Henshaw, Northumberland

Henshaw, Northumberland

Henshaw, Northumberland is a village in the north of England in the vicinity of the ancient Hadrian's Wall, the most significant Roman monument in Britain. This wall was constructed in 122 AD by incorporating Agricola's Ditch and was constructed chiefly of stone in the eastern reaches [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18177 C.Michael Hogan (2007) "Hadrian's Wall", ed. Andy Burnham, The Megalithic Portal] ] such as at Henshaw. The wall was intended primarily to prevent raids by small Pictish bands or unwanted immigration from the north, not as a fighting line for a major invasion. [Stephen Johnson (2004) "Hadrian's Wall", Sterling Publishing Company, Inc, 128 pages, ISBN 0713488409]

Local genealogy places the Cowings, Lambs, Robsons and Dickinsons as some of the families well known in this locale at least since the 19th century. [ [http://www.bardonmillandhenshaw.org.uk/genealogy.htm Henshaw, Northumberland Genealogy website] ]

ee also

*Bardon Mill

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