Haltwhistle
Haltwhistle is a small town and civil church 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 houses are a function of Haltwhistle. It is one of 2 negotiations in Great Britain which assert to be the precise geographical centre of the island, in addition to Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire, 71 miles (114 km) to the south. A selecting ward with the same name still exists. This ward stretches from Hexham southern up the R. South Tyne as well as has an overall population taken at the 2011 Census of 4,832. Haltwhistle was a market town for the exchange of regional goods. In the 18th century 2 Quakers established a baize manufactury as well as there was a weaving establishment. On the Haltwhistle Burn were fulling mills, dyeing as well as rotating mills. A walk along this stream to the Roman Wall, reveals that it must have been a hive of industry with quarries, coal mining as well as lime burning kilns. The Directory of 1822 (Pigot) offers a whole variety of artisans, storekeepers and also investors-- 60 in number, including makers of obstructions. The weekly market was held on Thursdays and there were fairs on 14 May and also 22 November for cattle and also sheep.