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.
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17 Facts About Hexham
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Hexham was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009.
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Smaller towns and villages around Hexham include Corbridge, Riding Mill, Stocksfield and Wylam to the east, Acomb and Bellingham to the north, Allendale to the south and Haydon Bridge, Bardon Mill and Haltwhistle to the west.
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Name of Hexham derives from the Old English Hagustaldes ea and later Hagustaldes ham whence the modern form derives.
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In 1464 during the Wars of the Roses, the Battle of Hexham was fought somewhere to the south of the town; the actual site is disputed.
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Hexham Courant is the local newspaper, serving Hexham and Tynedale since 1864.
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Hexham is served by state first, middle and high schools and uses the three-tier system as does the rest of Northumberland.
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Nearest airport to Hexham is Newcastle International Airport, which is located around 20 miles away by road.
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Hexham is served by the A69 road, which runs for 54 miles from Carlisle to Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Hexham won the town award in the 2005 Britain in Bloom awards.
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Hexham was voted the happiest place to live in Britain, 2019 and 2021.
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Hexham had been long famous for its manufacture of leather.
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Hexham had 16 master hatters, and the trade employed 40 persons.
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Hexham has many shops commonly found in other English market-towns, with four central supermarkets, multiple clothes shops, charity shops, banks, estate agents, antique shops and chemists.
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Hexham's racecourse is at Yarridge Heights in the hills above the town, with National Hunt races throughout the year.
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