Eshott

Village in Northumberland, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eshott is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thirston, in Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 114.[1]

Civil parish
  • Thirston
Post townMORPETH
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Eshott
Eshott is located in Northumberland
Eshott
Eshott
Location within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNZ205975
Civil parish
  • Thirston
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMORPETH
Postcode districtNE65
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Northumberland
55.271°N 1.679°W / 55.271; -1.679
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It is located 20 miles (32 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne, midway between Morpeth and Alnwick. A small former RAF aerodrome, Eshott Airfield, is located there.

The nearby Eshott Hall is a listed[2] country house hotel.[3]

Governance

Eshott was formerly a township in Felton parish,[4] from 1866 Eshott was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Thirston.[5]

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