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HALTWHISTLE

The location of the Parish of Haltwhistle (shown in green).
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"Haltwhistle parish comprises the townships of Bellister, Blenkinsopp. Coanwood (East), Featherstone, Haltwhistle, Hartley Burn, Henshaw, Melkridge, Plainmellor, Ridley, Thirlwall, Thorngrafton, and Wall Town. ... The population in 1801, was 2,930; in 1821, 3,583; in 1831, 4,119; in 1841, 4,655; and in 1851, 5,379 souls. .... The South Tyne intersects this extensive parish from Featherstone Castle to the mouth of the River Allen, and is crossed by a good bridge at Haltwhistle, and another at Featherstone, about three miles above the town. The banks of the South Tyne, for an extent of 10 miles, present some of the most beautiful and picturesque scenery in this part of England." [From History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland, Whellan, 1855]

Cemeteries

• Burial Registers 1890-1994 and Grave Register 1946-1956 for Haltwhistle Civil Cemetery, and the Purchased Graves Register 1909-1976 for Blenkinsopp And Thirlwall Civil Cemetery are available at Northumberland Collections Service.
  
  

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Census

• The 1851 Census Index (microfiche CN19) published by the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society may be of value to researchers interested in this parish.
  
  

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Church History

• The Ancestral Indexes website provides information about Beltingham, St Cuthbert, Greenhead, St Cuthbert and Henshaw All Hallows.
  
  

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Church Records

• Haltwhistle - Church Records - links and information.
  
  

Civil Registration

• This area is now within Northumberland West Registration District. Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be obtained from: Superintendent Registrar, Register Office, Abbey Gate House, Market Street, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 3LX. If ordering certificates from a District Office, please note the following:
  
  
  1. The cost of a certificate is currently (from 1st April 2003) £ 7.00 - send a Sterling cheque payable to the Superintendent Registrar plus return postage or two International Reply Coupons;
  2. The G.R.O. (St Catherine's) Index references are of no value;
  3. For marriage certificates, the precise place of marriage must be given;
  4. Civil Registration in England and Wales began on July 1st 1837.
     
     

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Description and Travel

• Photographs of Haltwhistle from Les Bell's Northumberland Cam website.
  
  
• Photographs of Greenhead from the FreeFoto.com website.
  
  
• Hadrian's Wall, near Housesteads Fort from Mirror Image.
  
  
• A picturesque view of Greenhead supplied by Chris Kippax.
  
  
• The Northumberland Communities website includes pages relating to Greenhead and Haltwhistle. They provide "a range of learning resource material that reflects Northumberland's heritage, providing a base for studying the County's history. The website provides a starting point for understanding the development of communities in Northumberland. It also seeks to illustrate the range of sources for family and local history research that are available via Northumberland Archives Service."
  
  

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Gazetteers

• The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to this parish - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
  
  

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History

• The history of Haltwhistle Parish is included in:- Hodgson, J., History of Northumberland, Part 2, Volume 3. Newcastle, 1840. (Available on fiche from Ancestral Indexes).
  
  
• LNER Wartime Evacuation Documents N.EVAC 2 and N.EVAC 3 describing the arrangements for evacuating children from Newcastle and Gateshead to rural parts of Northumberland (including Haltwhistle), Co Durham, Yorkshire, Cumberland and Westmorland. The second document includes lists of schools with details of their places and times of departure and their destinations.
  
  

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Maps

• Haltwhistle - Maps - links and information.
  
  

Military Records

• A transcript of Greenhead War Memorial provided by Ancestral Indexes.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Haltwistle Parish was part of Haltwhistle Poor Law Union. The Union Workhouse was located in the town of Haltwhistle. Some records are held at Northumberland Collections Service, but these are of limited genealogical value.
  
  
• Peter Higginbotham has provided details and a map of Haltwhistle Workhouse.
  
  

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