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'''Hesleyhurst''' is a civil parish in the county of Northumberland in England. At the 2011 Census the population was only minimal. It is served by a joint parish council with nearby Brinkburn.<ref name=j />
== History == Hesleyhurst is a sparsely populated hamlet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/low-hesleyhurst-northumberland/ |title=Low Hesleyhurst, Northumberland |publisher=Newcastle University |date= |accessdate=2020-03-21}}</ref> During the British Iron Age, there was a hillfort in the area but it had gone out of use after the Romans had invaded.<ref name=k>{{cite web |url=http://www.keystothepast.info/article/10339/Site-Details?PRN=N13386 |title=Brinkburn and Hesleyhurst (Northumberland) |publisher=Northumberland County Council |date= |accessdate=2020-03-21 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> Due to constant raids from border reivers in the 13th century, defensive bastle farmhouses were constructed to defend the local population.<ref name=k /> The modern hamlet is based around Embleton Terrace, which was constructed in 1926 to house coal miners at the nearby Lee Colliery, which had been abandoned a year prior due to flooding. The lease to the land was sold in 1929 with "TGR with 30 cotts and bldgs erctd thron" (30 cottages and building erected thereon) for £1,500 to colliery owner Charles Nelson who then sold it for £2,300 to John Snaith.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northumberlandparishes.uk/brinkburnandhesleyhurst/node/3 |title=Brinkburn and Hesleyhurst |publisher=Northumberlandparishes.uk |date= |accessdate=2020-03-21}}</ref>
Hesleyhurst was originally within Rothbury parish in the 19th century but eventually split to become its own independent parish.<ref name=vb>{{cite web|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9281 |title=History of Hesleyhurst, in Alnwick and Northumberland |publisher=Visionofbritain.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2020-03-21}}</ref> Though Hesleyhurst is its own parish, it is governed by a joint parish council with neighbouring Brinkburn. Together they run the council which meets four times a year, with five members elected by Brinkburn residents and two elected by Hesleyhurst residents.<ref name=j>{{cite web|url=https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/resources/view/108611/ |title=Brinkburn and Hesleyhurst Parish Council |publisher=Newcastle University |date= |accessdate=2020-03-21}}</ref> It is also within the jurisdiction of Northumberland County Council after Alnwick District council was dissolved.<ref name=vb />
==Freedom of the Parish== The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Parish of Brinkburn and Hesleyhurst.
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===Individuals=== * Vincent Milburn: 17 May 2025. * Peter Roberts: 17 May 2025. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/community/freedom-of-the-parish-5134517 |title=Freedom of the Parish |last=Rhodes |first=Garth |date=17 May 2025 |website=The Northumberland Gazette |access-date=20 May 2025 }}</ref>
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==External links== * {{commonscat-inline|Hesleyhurst}}
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Category:Civil parishes in Northumberland