Belsay
Sign in to saveBelsay is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The village is about from Ponteland on the A696, which links the village with Newcastle upon Tyne and Jedburgh. The population of the civil parish was 436 at the 2001 census, increasing to 518 at the 2011 Census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Belsay
- UK place.population
- 436
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Belsay
- UK place.unitary_england
- Northumberland
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northumberland
- UK place.region
- North East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Hexham
- UK place.post_town
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- UK place.postcode_district
- NE20
- UK place.postcode_area
- NE
- UK place.dial_code
- 01661
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Northumberland
- Population
- +518
- Image
- Belsay Castle.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
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Belsay is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The village is about from Ponteland on the A696, which links the village with Newcastle upon Tyne and Jedburgh. The population of the civil parish was 436 at the 2001 census, increasing to 518 at the 2011 Census.
Scottish nobleman and doctor, John de Strivelyn, was granted the manor around 1340 by Edward III. On his death, the estate passed to his daughter Christiana, who was married to Sir John Middleton, and it has remained with the Middleton family ever since.