Eshott

This article is about the village in Northumberland. For the village in Yorkshire, see Esholt.

Eshott
Eshott is located in Northumberland
Eshott
Eshott
Location within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNZ205975
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Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMORPETH
Postcode districtNE65
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55°16′16″N 1°40′44″W / 55.271°N 1.679°W / 55.271; -1.679

Eshott is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thirston, in Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 114.[1]

It is located 20 miles (32 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne, midway between Morpeth and Alnwick. A small former RAF aerodrome, Eshott Airfield, is located there.

The nearby Eshott Hall is a listed[2] country house hotel.[3]

Governance

Eshott was formerly a township in Felton parish,[4] from 1866 Eshott was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Thirston.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Eshott Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ^ "ESHOTT HALL (SOUTHERN BLOCK), Thirston - 1156142 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. ^ Guestline. "Luxury Country House Hotel in Northumberland". Eshott Hall. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. ^ "History of Eshott, in Castle Morpeth and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Relationships and changes Eshott Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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