Stonehaugh

Stonehaugh
Northumberland
Stonehaugh in the Wark Forest
Location
Grid reference:	NY795765
Location:	55°4’59"N, 2°19’23"W
Data
Post town:	Hexham
Postcode:	NE48
Local Government
Council:	Northumberland
Parliamentary constituency:	Hexham

Stonehaugh is a small village in Northumberland about five miles west of Wark and 4 Roman miles north of Hadrian's Wall.

The village was purpose-built for housing forestry workers in the 1950s. Mechanisation has reduced the necessity for such concentrated manpower, so the modern population is more diverse.

Stonehaugh sits at the edge of the Wark Forest, and the National Cycle Route 68 (the Pennine Cycleway) passes through it. It has a spectacular scenic views and a local artist's totem poles grace the local picnic area.

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