Kirk Heaton, 1855

KIRK HEATON is an extra-parochial chapelry, on the north of the parish of Stamfordham, to which it was formally annexed. It comprises an area of 1,760 acres, and its population in 1801, was 147; in 1811, 153; in 1821, 140; in 1831, 182; in 1841, 164; and in 1851, 153 souls. Calverley B. Bewick, Esq. is the landowner. Here is a colliery and limekiln, which are extensively worked by Messrs William Grace & Co.. The VILLAGE of Kirk Heaton occupies an elevated position about 9½ miles North East by North of Hexham. From the eminence upon which it is situated, the most extensive view of the surrounding country may be obtained, while on the east and southeast a portion of the German Ocean, and Gateshead Fell is plainly discernible. The Chapel was rebuilt in 1775, at the expense of Mrs H.D. Windsor, at that time lady of the Manor. The living, the perpetual curacy in the patronage of C.B. Bewick Esq. is valued at £60 per annum and enjoyed by the Rev. Humphrey Brown. The Parsonage was formerly the Manor house. This Chapel registers with Thockrington.

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