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Bardon Mill Civil Parish


Parish boundaries may have changed - for the latest map see the Parish Council or Northumberland County Council.

About the Parish

Bardon Mill Civil Parish is located about 8 miles west of Hexham and 4 miles east of Haltwhistle. The parish covers a wide geographical area, intersected by the River South Tyne. The parish extends northwards up past Hadrian's Wall and includes Howsteads Roman Fort. Bardon Mill Civil Parish was created in 1955 by the merger of Ridley Civil Parish and Thorngraften Civil Parish.

Settlements:

Bardon Mill, Beltingham, Ridley, Scroggwood, Thorngrafton, Westwood Willimontswick and several farms/hamlets.

Population:

363 (2021 Census)

452 (2011 Census)

364 (2001 Census)

Area: 33.6 km²
Parish Council: Bardon Mill Parish Council
Unitary Authority: Northumberland County Council

Historical

Ancient Townships:

(in the modern CP area)

Ridley

The township included Riddley Hall, and the hamlets of Allen's Green, Beltingham, and Willimoteswick.

Population: 191 in 1801, and 245 in 1851.

Gazetteers (directories):

 

Thorngrafton

Population: 239 in 1801, and 305 in 1851.

Gazetteers (directories):

 

Townships became civil parishes in their own right in 1866 (see below).

Ancient Parish:

Haltwhistle (Holy Cross)

The ancient parish of Haltwhistle covered a much wider geographical area, compared to the modern civil parish. It included the  townships of Bellister, Blenkinsopp, East Coanwood, Featherstone, Haltwhistle, Hartley-Burn, Henshaw, Melkridge, Plainmellor, Ridley, Thirlwall, Thorngrafton, and Wall-Town. 

Population: 2,930 in 1801, growing to 5,379 in 1851.

Gazetteers (directories):

 

Ancient parishes refer to the parishes before the split between ecclesiastical (church) and civil parishes in the 19th century. They had a parish church and often were composed of multiple townships and chapelries. In many cases, townships and parishes were originally based on the territory of manors from the feudal system during medieval times. Civil parishes were created following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1866, in which Church of England parishes, extra-parochial areas, townships and chapelries, became "civil parishes" which could set their own poor rate (tax).

The reforms of Local Government Act 1894 established elected civil parish councils (or parish meetings for parishes with less than 300 residents) and created urban and rural districts. Boundaries of parishes and civil parishes may have changed over time.

Ancient District:

Tynedale (ward)

Poor Law Union:

Haltwhistle Poor Law Union, formed in 1836.

The Union workhouse was located on Greenholme Road in Haltwhistle.

Under the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 parishes were grouped into Unions, each of which had to build a workhouse if they did not already have one. It ended the old system of locally provided poor relief which had come under strain as numbers out of work grew, following increasing mechanisation of agriculture and the economic downturn after the Napoleonic Wars, along with changing social attitudes. The workhouse provided those unable to support themselves financially with accommodation and work. Inmates were generally segregated into men, women, boys and girls. 

The workhouse system was abolished by the Local Government Act 1929, but many workhouses lived on as ‘Public Assistance Institutions’ until the National Assistance Act 1948.

District Council:

Haltwhistle Rural District (1894 - 1974). The district was abolished in 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972.

Tynedale District (1974 - 2009). Tynedale covered the area of 5 former districts (Hexham Urban District, Prudhoe Urban District, Bellingham Rural District, Haltwhistle Rural District, and Hexham Rural District).

The borough council was abolished when Northumberland County Council became a unitary authority on the 1st of April 2009. 

County / Unitary Authority

In 1572 Parliament passed a bill annexing Hexham and Hexamshire to the County of Northumberland.

The ancient county of Northumberland was enlarged following the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844; Bedlingtonshire, Norhamshire, Islandshire, the Farne Islands and Monks' House all became part of Northumberland. Up to then they had been enclaves of County Durham.

Northumberland County Council formed 1889.

Major boundary changes came into effect on the 1st April 1974. This followed the Local Government Act 1972, which formed the non-metropolitan county of Northumberland. This excluded the City of Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside, which up to then had been part of Northumberland, but now became part of the newly formed Tyne & Wear.

Northumberland County Council became a unitary authority on the 1st of April 2009.

See also:  Historic Buildings and Monuments in Bardon Mill Civil Parish. Note: listed buildings are generally the responsibility of the county council / unitary authority, rather than the parish council.

Civil Parishes in Northumberland Westwood, Bardon Mill Ridley Willimontswick Thorngrafton Bardon Mill Beltingham Historic Buildings and Monuments in Bardon Mill Civil Parish
Bardon Mill
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Bardon Mill
- Overview About Bardon Mill Map Street View   Bardon Mill is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the west of Haydon Bridge and Hexham, on the River …
Beltingham
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Beltingham
- Overview Map Street View Beltingham is a village in Northumberland located by the River South Tyne, near it's confluence with the River Allen. The village is located under a mile …
Thorngrafton
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Thorngrafton
Ridley
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Ridley
- Overview Map Street View Ridley is a hamet associated with Ridley Hall, located about a quarter of a mile east of the village of Beltingham, near Bardon Mill in Northumberland.
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Bardon Mill Parish Council
- "Bardon Mill Parish comprises the hamlets of Bardon Mill (east of Chainley Burn), Beltingham, Thorngrafton, Scroggwood and Westwood. It is situated west of the Allen River and stretches north and …

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Simon Cotterill
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Bardon Mill & Henshaw Parishes
- **This Website no longer exists - links to Internet Archive for historical interest** "Bardon Mill and Henshaw is the community that comprises the hamlets of Bardon Mill, Beltingham, Henshaw, Thorngrafton, …

Added by
Peter Smith
Westwood, Bardon Mill
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Westwood, Bardon Mill
Willimontswick
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Willimontswick
- Overview Map Street View Willimontswick (aka Willimoteswick, Willimontswyke, Williams-Wyke) is a hamlet in Northumberland, located about a mile south-west of Bardon Mill and half mile west of Beltingham. Willimontswick Castle …

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