Harlow Hill, Northumberland

Harlow Hill
Harlow Hill
 Harlow Hill shown within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNZ078683
Civil parishStamfordham
Unitary authorityNorthumberland
Ceremonial countyNorthumberland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Postcode district NE15
Dialling code 01661
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK ParliamentHexham
WebsiteStamfordham Parish Council
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Coordinates: 55°00′32″N 1°52′44″W / 55.009°N 1.879°W / 55.009; -1.879

Harlow Hill is a small village in Northumberland, England, in the civil parish of Stamfordham.

Harlow Hill lies on the line of Hadrian's Wall, and is the site of Milecastle 16. The Military Road also passes by the village.

Harlow Hill was historically a township in the ancient parish of Ovingham.[1] It became a separate civil parish in 1866. The civil parish was abolished in 1955, when it was merged with other parishes to create the civil parish of Stamfordham.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Gazetteer, 1868, cited on GENUKI
  2. ↑ Vision of Britain website

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