Longhirst

Longhirst
Longhirst
	Longhirst Village Hall
	Longhirst Location within Northumberland
Area	11.0487 km2 (4.2659 sq mi)
Population	310 (2011 census)
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Civil parish	Longhirst;
Unitary authority	Northumberland;
Shire county	Northumberland;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Morpeth
Postcode district	NE61
UK Parliament	Wansbeck;
	List of places UK England Northumberland 55°11′45″N 1°38′53″W / 55.195832°N 1.6479982°W

Longhirst is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of the town of Morpeth. It originally developed as an estate village serving Longhirst Hall, a Grade II* listed building built in 1824 by architect John Dobson for landowner William Lawson. The Lawson family became rich after the discovery of coal on their land, leading to the opening of Longhirst Colliery, which operated from 1868 to 1896. After use as a school and conference centre, Longhirst Hall has now been converted to private apartments. The village was formerly served by Longhirst railway station, on the Newcastle to Berwick line, from 1847 to 1951. Formerly part of the parish of Bothal since Norman times, Longhirst became a separate parish in 1875.^[1] The name "Longhirst" means 'Long wooded hill'.^[2]

References

^ "Welcome to Longhirst" (pdf). Longhirst Village website. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ "Longhirst Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

External links

Longhirst Village website
Longhirst at A Vision of Britain Through Time

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[1] "Welcome to Longhirst" (pdf). Longhirst Village website. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[2] "Longhirst Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

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