Haltwhistle
Haltwhistle is a village and civil church in Northumberland, England, 10 miles (16 km) eastern of Brampton, near Hadrian's Wall. It had a population of 3,811 at the 2011 Census. Stone-built residences are a feature of Haltwhistle. It is one of two settlements in Great Britain which assert to be the exact geographical centre of the island, along with Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire, 71 miles (114 km) to the south. An electoral ward with the exact same name still exists. This ward stretches from Hexham southern up the R. South Tyne as well as has a complete population taken at the 2011 Census of 4,832. Haltwhistle was a market town for the exchange of regional items. In the 18th century two Quakers set up a baize manufactury and also there was a weaving establishment. On the Haltwhistle Burn were fulling mills, coloring and spinning mills. A stroll along this stream to the Roman Wall, shows that it has to have been a hive of sector with quarries, coal mining as well as lime burning kilns. The Directory of 1822 (Pigot) provides a whole series of artisans, store owners as well as investors-- 60 in number, consisting of manufacturers of blockages. The weekly market was hung on Thursdays and there were fairs on 14 May and 22 November for cattle and also lamb.