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| Haltwhistle | Haltwhistle | McKenzie’s History | A small market town pleasant- | |||
| Haltwhistle | Whelan’s Directory | ly situated on rising ground | ||||
| Haltwhistle | Shadforth & Dinnings County Map | on the north side of the River | ||||
| Haltwhistle | List of County Voters | South Tyne, about 15 1/2 miles | ||||
| west of Hexham and 21 1/2 miles | ||||||
| east of Carlisle. It is but | ||||||
| very indifferently built. | ||||||
| A market was granted to this | ||||||
| town by King John in the year | ||||||
| 1270 [sic]. The market day is on | ||||||
| Thursday, and fairs chiefly | ||||||
| for Cattle & Horses are held | ||||||
| on the 14th May and 17th Sept. | ||||||
| Hirings for servants take place | ||||||
| on the 12th May and 11th November. | ||||||
| The Town possesses an ancient | ||||||
| Church dedicated to the Holy | ||||||
| Cross. The Presbyterians,Wesleyans | ||||||
| and Primitive Methodists have | ||||||
| Chapels here. A Town Hall, | ||||||
| Post Office, Market Place, | ||||||
| 8 Public Houses & 2 Beer Houses. | ||||||
| At the East end of the town | ||||||
| is the remains of a fortress sup- | ||||||
| posed to be British. | ||||||
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