Hexham

Also known as Hexham, Northumberland

Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden nearby, and close to Hadrian's Wall. Hexham was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. In 2011, it had a population of 13,097.

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Hexham
UK place.label_position: top
UK place.type: Town
UK place.static_image_2_name: Hexham Coat of Arms.svg
UK place.static_image_2_width: 180
UK place.static_image_2_caption: Coat of Arms of Hexham
UK place.country: England
UK place.population_ref: ()
UK place.civil_parish: Hexham
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: HEXHAM
UK place.postcode_district: NE46–NE48
UK place.postcode_area: NE
UK place.dial_code: 01434
UK place.os_grid_reference: NY9363

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: market town
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Northumberland
Population: 11829
Area: 5932
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Image: Hexham BeaumontStreet.jpg
Dialing code: 01434

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twinned administrative body: Brande
Commons category: Hexham
topic's main category: Category:Hexham
postal code: NE46
OS grid reference: NY9363
category of associated people: Category:People from Hexham
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
P8168: 2005 Qatar Total German Open
P12749: Volkmar Weiss

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Article · Italiano

Hexham è una cittadina inglese di 13 097 abitanti nel Northumberland: sorge sul fiume Tyne, a ovest di Newcastle. Il centro urbano sorse intorno al monastero fondato nel 674 da san Vilfrido di York (nei sotterranei sono stati anche rinvenuti resti romani, forse facenti parte del vallo di Adriano). Nei pressi del confine con la Scozia, nel corso dei secoli subì numerosi attacchi da parte dei vicini: venne incendiata dalle truppe di William Wallace nel 1297 e di nuovo minacciata da nel 1312. Sede vescovile cattolica (diocesi di Hexham e Newcastle), oggi è soprattutto un attivo mercato per i prodotti della regione. È inoltre famosa per aver dato i natali al cantante Pete Doherty, rockstar e frontman dei Libertines.

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