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	Hexhamshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hexhamshire remained a county until 1572, when it was incorporated into Northumberland.
		In modern use, Hexhamshire is a name of a civil parish south of Hexham.
		Hexhamshire Low Quarter is a seperate civil parish, to the north.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hexhamshire (185 words)

	HEXATEUCH - LoveToKnow Article on HEXATEUCH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The church and monastery at Hexham (Hextoldesham) wer founded about 673 by Wilfrid, archbishop of York, who is said tc have received a grant of the whole of Hexhamshire from A~thelhryth, queen of Northumbria, and a grant of sanctuary in hil church from the king.
		The church in 678 became the head of the new see of Bernicia, which was united to that of Lindisfarne about 821, when the bishop of Lindisfarne appears to have taken possession of the lordship which he and his successors held until it was restored to the archbishop of York by Henry II.
		In 545 the archbishop exchanged Hexhamshire with the king for other property, and in 1572 all the separate privileges which had belonged to him were taken away, and the liberty was annexed to the county of Northumberland.
	66.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HE/HEXATEUCH.htm (1062 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		These areas, called peculiars, were the parish of Thockrington and the area called Hexhamshire which comprised the parishes of Hexham (including Whitley chapelry), Allendale (including West Allen or Ninebanks, Allenheads and Carr Shield chapelries), and St. John Lee.
		Hexhamshire was under the direct jurisdiction of Archbishop of York and until 1660 wills were proved in a special or Peculiar Court.
		In addition, Melton Park holds, among the Allendale papers, originals of some Hexhamshire wills, 1728 — 1838 (ref NRO 672/A/32) If a deceased person’s possessions lay in more than one diocese in the north of England, the will had to be proved at a higher court, the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of York.
	www.northumberland.gov.uk /drftp/5401.doc (992 words)

	Slaley & Hexhamshire Northumberland Northumbria England UK GB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Hexhamshire is the rich agricultural area that lies between Hexham town and the moor rugged moorlands of the North Pennines.
		The term Hexhamshire dates back to a period of history when this part of Northumberland was controlled by the Bishop of York.
		Hexhamshire was re-united with the rest of Northumberland by Queen Elizabeth I some 450 years ago but it still retains a certain air of independence from the rest of the county.
	www.northumberland.gov.uk /vg/text_slaley.html (495 words)

	York and Canterbury Wills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		It is generally thought that few Hexhamshire Wills survive for this period.
		Volume 60 of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series is an index to the names mentioned in a Probate Act book for Hexham and Hexhamshire which exists for 1593 to 1602.
		Entitled Hexhamshire Testamente Registrate, it covers Wills from 1694 to 1707, and is possibly a compilation of a slightly later date.
	www.ndfhs.fsnet.co.uk /Articles/Wills/Wills8.html (1095 words)

	Local Histories
		Much of the parish is the high and remote moorland of Hexhamshire Common cut by small tributaries of the Devil's Water, Rowley Burn and Ham Burn.
		Hexhamshire Low Quarter civil parish lies in south Northumberland, partly in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
		The parish stretches from Stublick Moor in the west to the valley of the Devil's Water in the east and is bound by the Dipton Burn along much of its northern edge.
	www.keystothepast.info /durhamcc/k2p.nsf/k2pSettlementList?readform&letter=H (3564 words)

	EARLS AND DUKES OF NORTHUMBERLAND - LoveToKnow Article on EARLS AND DUKES OF NORTHUMBERLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The coal trade on the Tyne did not exist to any extent before the 13th century, but from that period it developed rapidly, and Newcastle acquired the monopoly of the river shipping and coal-trade.
		Lead was exported from Newcastle in the 12th century, probably from Hexhamshire, the lead mines of which were very prosperous throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.
		In a charter from Richard I. to Bishop Pudsey creating him earl of Northumberland, mines of silver and iron are mentioned, and in 1240 the monks of Newniinster had an iron forge at Stretton.
	34.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NO/NORTHUMBERLAND_EARLS_AND_DUKES_OF.htm (3346 words)

	icNewcastle - Eerie silence of empty fields haunts the Shire
		So says Margaret Dodwell, a farmer from Harwood Shield in Hexhamshire, whose 150 sheep and eight cattle were culled last week as part of the precautionary measures to control foot-and-mouth outbreak in Northumberland.
		Hefted sheep that once stuck to its own bit of Hexhamshire Common have also been slaughtered, probably never to be replaced, leaving thousands of acres of the North-East countryside to grow wild.
		Announcing the case at West Aydon yesterday, John Bradbury, the regional operations director at the Newcastle Disease Emergency Control Centre, said: "The new case was discovered as a result of the intense effort we are mounting in the area.
	icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/0100local/page.cfm?objectid=11299148&method=full (607 words)

	Atlanta Falcons Message Boards.. > The Hexham Wolf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		These differences, instead of being seen as weaknesses in the case, were used to embellish and elaborate the scare by hinting that more than one animal was at large, despite the lack of any evidence of this and the fact that more than one creature was never spotted at the same time.
		The events in Hexhamshire were not the only peculiar goings-on at the time; Fort commented that this period seemed to see an unprecedented level of weirdness gripping Great Britain.
		Again, variations in the colour of the animals spotted gave rise to speculation that a whole family of lynx-like felines was prowling the woods and fields of Hexhamshire.
	boards.atlantafalcons.com /lofiversion/index.php?t82829.html (2058 words)

	Hexhamshire - TheBestLinks.com - County town, England, Henry I of England, 1572, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Hexhamshire - TheBestLinks.com - County town, England, Henry I of England, 1572,...
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	www.thebestlinks.com /Hexhamshire.html (208 words)

	ENGLISH NATURE - Local Teams
		Hexhamshire Moors SSSI supports one of the most extensive areas of heathland and blanket bog in the North of England and is home to many rare birds including fl grouse, golden plover, merlin, curlew, snipe, lapwing and redshank.
		Under the scheme twelve graziers agreed to undertake phased restocking, over a period of five years, up to a maximum of 80% of pre foot and mouth levels.
		• Hexhamshire Environmentally Sustainable Farm Business Project This project is building on the existing environmental awareness of the graziers and is looking at ways of developing their farm businesses sustainably by working cooperatively as a group.
	www.english-nature.org.uk /about/teams/Init.asp?Id=10 (1944 words)

	The Hexham Wolf
		All the hallmarks of a modern day animal mutilation epidemic, then – but the down-to-earth inhabitants of Hexhamshire were in no doubt the cause was a terrestrial one.
		The elusive villain and the fruitless searches didn’t stop the inhabitants of Hexhamshire making the most of the drama and spectacle, hunts becoming red-letter days with fancy dress and songs composed especially for the occasion.
		One afternoon in late December, according to the newspaper, the wolf was encountered by some local boys and a group of women who frightened the animal by screaming in their excitement.
	www.forteantimes.com /articles/192_hexham1.shtml (1033 words)

	Hadrian's Cycleway - Hexham Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In this year, by Act of Parliament the shire was incorporated into the County of Northumberland and became an ecclesiastical peculiar of the Diocese of York.
		The term Hexhamshire is still used to refer to the area comprising the parishes of Hexham, Allendale and St John Lee.
		Founded by St Wilfrid in the 7th century, this splendidly imposing building has survived being burnt by the Vikings although it was refounded in 1113 as an Augustinian priory.
	www.cycle-routes.org /hadrianscycleway/section_04/hexham_town.html (801 words)

	VisitBritain : Hexham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Hexham Abbey, at the heart of the town, dates back to the 7th century and its Saxon crypt may still be seen.
		Other historic buildings include the Old Gaol, the oldest purpose-built gaol (jail) in England, which now houses the Border History Museum; and Moothall, which was once the administrative centre for the medieval County of Hexhamshire and was controlled by the Bishop of York.
		Hexhamshire was a separate county for almost 300 years until Queen Elizabeth I annexed it to Northumberland in 1571.
	www.visitbritain.com /VB3-ja-JP/destinationguides/england/englandsnorthcountry/northumbria/destinations/hexham.aspx (228 words)

	Hexhamshire - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Hexhamshire is still used to refer to the parishes of Hexham, Allendale and St John Lee.
		This page was last modified 10:53, 30 Apr 2005.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Hexhamshire contains research on
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Hexhamshire (165 words)

	Wagtail Press - Memories of Hexhamshire, Northumbrian Post Cards, Tea Rooms in Tynedale, Northumbrian Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Hexhamshire is a special area of beautiful countryside encompassing wild open areas of heather clad moorland to the west and south, and the softer wooded vales towards Hexham town.
		Ancient byways, fords, rivers, burns and sikes have all formed a distinctive network across this unique pocket of land in the south western corner of Northumberland.
		This extensively illustrated book is a glimpse of life in the Shire over recent centuries through personal recollections and old photographs.
	www.wagtailpress.co.uk /hexhamshire.html (91 words)

	Hexhamshire Common - BIKEmagic Forum Messages
		I could have wept last week as I pushed my bike for two miles along what was once entertaining, sandy singletrack; now converted into a twenty foot wide morass of motorbike ruts.
		Banning them may just be the first step on the road to banning bikes from bridleways (and green lanes).
		Thank you for your e-mail to John McErlane dated 09 November 2004, relating to motorcycle use on a number of Bridleway routes on Hexhamshire Common.
	www.bikemagic.com /forum/forummessages/mps/dt/4/UTN/61263/last/1/V/1/SP/330897628330272724434 (895 words)

	Hexhamshire
		Beers are always available at the Dipton Mill Inn.
		Hexhamshire brewery is still brewing following the break up of the owning partnership.
		The Dipton Mill continues to trade and is still serving the full range of Hexhamshire beers.
	www.cannybevvy.co.uk /Breweries/Hexhamshire/hexhamshire.html (61 words)

	Durham Probate Records - Pre-1858 Probate Records (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The only exceptions to this rule were Thockrington in Northumberland, an ecclesiastical peculiar attached to the York prebend of Tockerington until 1837, and the area known as Hexham and Hexhamshire, also in Northumberland, which formed a detached part of York diocese until transferred to Durham diocese in 1837.
		Hexham and Hexhamshire covered the parishes and chapelries of Allendale, Allenheads or Allendale St. Peter, Bingfield St. Mary, Carrshields (or High West Allen), Hexham, Ninebanks (or Low West Allen), St. John Lee, St. Oswald in Lee and Whitley chapel.
		Pre-1837 Hexhamshire and Thockrington probate records are held with the York Diocesan Archives at the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research at York University; probate records from these areas for 1837 to 1857 are in the main series of Durham Probate Records held by the University of Durham.
	www.dur.ac.uk /Library/asc/colldocs/5tc5a.html (1354 words)

	Fairport Convention Lyrics - The Hexhamshire Lass - Lyrics Crawler
		Fairport Convention Lyrics - The Hexhamshire Lass - Lyrics Crawler
		Her skin is like the silk and her hair is like the silver
		All lyrics are provided for educational purposes only and contributed by users.
	www.lyricscrawler.com /song/85891.html (286 words)

	Hexhamshire Common Hotels. Hotels near Hexhamshire Common - Accommodation UK
		All our discount Hexhamshire Common hotels are specially selected with guaranteed low internet rates for all our England and UK hotels.
		From a cheap Hexhamshire Common hotel, to 4 and 5 star Hexhamshire Common hotels with special offers, you are sure to find the best Hexhamshire Common hotel Accommodation for you.
		Take a Picture tour of Hexhamshire Common, and please come back after your visit to submit your own.
	www.picturesofengland.com /England/Northumberland/Blanchland/Hexhamshire_Common/hotels3/luxury (489 words)

	Testo canzone The Hexhamshire Lass mp3 di Fairport Convention
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	Profligate Bluefaced Leicesters - Stackyard Feature
		The Bluefaced Leicester is renowned for its prolificacy and mothering ability and as a crossing sire it is fundamental in producing the Mule, the core of the UK breeding flock.
		And it was these factors, as well as the interest in breeding and showing Bluefaced Leicesters and the friendships which have developed over decades that encouraged Hexhamshire farming family the Bissets to stay loyal to the breed.
		Undaunted after foot and mouth, Alex and Doreen Bisset and their daughter Claire were determined to re-build the Middle Dukesfield flock which has been bred on the 240-acre all grass farm since 1975.
	www.stackyard.com /jennifer/_2005/02/middle_dukesfield.html (1047 words)

	All about Slaley and Hexhamshire, Tynedale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The population density of Slaley and Hexhamshire is approximatley 31 people per square mile.
		The actual size of the ward is 47.5 square miles (12290 hectares).
		Nearly 3 million people are disabled and have been unable to work for a year or more.
	www.britishsurvey.org /Tynedale/Slaley_and_Hexhamshire (601 words)

	Questions about materials? - International Netsuke Society Message Board
		Thanks Janel, for extending my boxwood question to a larger audience- I will hopefully be getting a supply in December when my wife goes to England to visit her family.
		For any UK carvers, Hexhamshire Hardwoods, in Whitley Chapel (just outside of Hexham) in Northumberland County has a fantastic supply of harwoods suitable for carving, as well as horn and various nuts.
		So now to my knowledge there are just two old times running the business who might not want to deal with pen turners, bowl lathers, and the odd Yank netsuke carver like me pestering them about the finer points of Maccassar ebony.
	forums.netsuke.org /tool/post/netsuke/vpost?id=177475 (1816 words)

	Lyrics - The Hexhamshire Lass by FAIRPORT CONVENTION from album UNKNOWN (Free Words of the song)
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	The Hexhamshire Lass Lyrics By Fairport Convention - LyricZ.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Hexhamshire Lass Lyrics By Fairport Convention - LyricZ.net
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	Northfiche - Northumberland & Durham Wills
		As stated above, there is an index, but it does not include all the beneficiaries.
		Volume II is headed Raine's Hexhamshire, Administrations and Probates 1593-1602 and is an Abstract of a Thin Volume bound in Parchment in the York Court.
		It seems to relate solely to Hexhamshire, including people from Hexham, St John Lee, Allendale, Acomb, St Oswald etc. There are a few probates included but mainly the entries are quite brief, relating to Administrations and mentioning the deceased and the relatives who were to administer the estate.
	www.jwillans.freeserve.co.uk /wills.html (692 words)

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