Harlow Hill, Northumberland

Harlow Hill is a small village in Northumberland, England, in the civil parish of Stamfordham.

Harlow Hill
Harlow Hill
Location within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNZ078683
Civil parish
  • Stamfordham
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewcastle-upon-Tyne
Postcode districtNE15
Dialling code01661
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
WebsiteStamfordham Parish Council

Harlow Hill lies on the line of Hadrian's Wall, and is the site of Milecastle 16. The Military Road also passes by the village.

Harlow Hill was historically a township in the ancient parish of Ovingham.[1] It became a separate civil parish in 1866. The civil parish was abolished in 1955, when it was merged with other parishes to create the civil parish of Stamfordham.[2]

References
  1. "National Gazetteer, 1868, cited on GENUKI". Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. Vision of Britain website

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