Haltwhistle
Haltwhistle is a village and also civil parish in Northumberland, England, 10 miles (16 km) eastern of Brampton, near Hadrian's Wall. It had a population of 3,811 at the 2011 Census. Stone-built homes are an attribute of Haltwhistle. It is one of two settlements in Great Britain which claim to be the specific geographic centre of the island, along with Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire, 71 miles (114 km) to the south. A selecting ward with the very same name still exists. This ward extends from Hexham south up the R. South Tyne as well as has a complete population taken at the 2011 Census of 4,832. Haltwhistle was a market community for the exchange of local goods. In the 18th century 2 Quakers established a baize manufactury and there was a weaving facility. On the Haltwhistle Burn were fulling mills, coloring as well as rotating mills. A stroll along this stream to the Roman Wall, shows that it should have been a hive of sector with quarries, coal mining and also lime burning kilns. The Directory of 1822 (Pigot) gives an entire variety of artisans, store owners and traders-- 60 in number, including makers of clogs. The once a week market was held on Thursdays as well as there were fairs on 14 May as well as 22 November for cattle and lamb.
