Low Hauxley

Hauxley
Hauxley
	; Low Hauxley
	Hauxley Location within Northumberland
Population	279 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	NU267041
• London	270 mi (430 km)
District	Amble;
Unitary authority	Northumberland;
Ceremonial county	Northumberland;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MORPETH
Postcode district	NE65
Dialling code	01665
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed;

Low Hauxley is a small village in Northumberland, in the former Alnwick district, less than 1 mile (1.6 km) from Amble and around 27 miles (43 km) from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It is combined with High Hauxley to make the civil parish of Hauxley.

Near the village is an important archaeological site, with an early Bronze Age cemetery as well as Mesolithic and Iron Age remains, but with much erosion. A major rescue dig was mounted for 13 weeks, between June and September 2013. Results were broadcast on Channel 4's Time Team special on 2 March 2014.[2] According to a Hauxley parish council information board, flint tools dating to around 6500 BC have been found in local fields sand dunes and burial sites but later material may have been destroyed by mining.

Hauxley Nature Reserve, originally part of Radcliffe open-cast mine, was purchased by Northumberland Wildlife Trust in 1983 and transformed into a haven for wildlife.[3]

References

"Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
"Rescued from the Sea". www.archaeologicalresearchservices.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
"Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre Northumberland Wildlife Trust - People taking action for wildlife". www.nwt.org.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2017.

http://www.archaeologicalresearchservices.com/projects/low-hauxley

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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 June 2015.

[2] "Rescued from the Sea". www.archaeologicalresearchservices.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.

[3] "Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre Northumberland Wildlife Trust - People taking action for wildlife". www.nwt.org.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2017.