Haltwhistle
Haltwhistle is a town as well as 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 homes are a feature of Haltwhistle. It is among 2 negotiations in Great Britain which declare to be the precise geographical centre of the island, together with Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire, 71 miles (114 kilometres) 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 as well as there was a weaving establishment. On the Haltwhistle Burn were fulling mills, coloring as well as spinning mills. A walk along this stream to the Roman Wall, reveals that it needs to have been a hive of market with quarries, coal mining and lime burning kilns. The Directory of 1822 (Pigot) offers a whole series of artisans, store owners as well as traders-- 60 in number, consisting of makers of obstructions. The once a week market was held on Thursdays and also there were fairs on 14 May and 22 November for cattle and sheep.
