Haltwhistle is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 10 miles (16 km) east of Brampton, near Hadrian's Wall. It had a population of 3,811 at the 2011 Census. Stone-built residences are an attribute of Haltwhistle. It is just one of two negotiations in Great Britain which assert to be the specific geographical centre of the island, in addition to Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire, 71 miles (114 km) to the south. A selecting ward with the exact same name still exists. This ward stretches from Hexham south up the R. South Tyne and also has a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 4,832. Haltwhistle was a market town for the exchange of local items. In the 18th century 2 Quakers established a baize manufactury and also there was a weaving establishment. On the Haltwhistle Burn were fulling mills, dyeing and spinning mills. A walk along this stream to the Roman Wall, reveals that it needs to have been a hive of industry with quarries, coal mining and also lime burning kilns. The Directory of 1822 (Pigot) offers an entire series of artisans, shopkeepers as well as investors-- 60 in number, consisting of manufacturers of blockages. The weekly market was hung on Thursdays as well as there were fairs on 14 May and 22 November for cattle as well as lamb.