Black Heddon

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Black Heddon
Northumberland
Location
Grid reference: NZ075765
Location: 55°4’59"N, 1°53’2"W
Data
Post town: Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode: NE20
Dialling code: 01661
Local Government
Council: Northumberland
Parliamentary
constituency:
Berwick-upon-Tweed

Black Heddon is a hill village in Northumberland. It is situated to the north-west of Newcastle, between Stamfordham and Belsay.

Nearby, in Belsay parish, is a tree overlooking a waterfall which is known as Silky's Chair, after a local legend that Black Heddon was once haunted by a ghost named Silky, who used to jump onto travellers' horses.[1]

Outside links

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about Black Heddon)

References

  1. Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 353. ISBN 9780340165973. 

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