The Hexham Riot: Massacre in the Market Place
The Hexham Riot of 9th March 1761 resulted in the deaths of over 50 men and women, with dozens more wounded.
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Hexham Articles
The Legend of the Hexham Heads
In 1972, two young boys unearthed what would become local legend and folklore.
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The Moot Hall
The Moot Hall stands in Hexham Market Place opposite the abbey. It is a four-storey gate house with a three storey block attached to it.
Hexham Abbey: A Brief History
There has been a church on the site of the Abbey for over 1300 years since Etheldreda, Queen of Northumbria made a grant of lands to Wilfrid, Bishop of York c.674.
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Hexham
Hexham is the largest town in West Northumberland situated on the A69 main Newcastle to Carlisle road 20 miles west of Newcastle and standing on the banks of the river Tyne.