Whitley Chapel is a village in Northumberland, England about 4 miles (6 km) south of Hexham, and in the parish of Hexhamshire.
| Whitley Chapel | |
|---|---|
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  Whitley Chapel Location within Northumberland | |
| OS grid reference | NY925575 |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEXHAM |
| Postcode district | NE47 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
Governance
editWhitley Chapel is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.
Landmarks
editIn Whitley Chapel Village Hall is a plaque commemorating those fallen soldiers from Hexhamshire killed in battle during the two world wars. Local historian and publisher Hilary Kristensen was behind the idea and the plaque is the fruit of nearly three years' work. The plaque was unveiled in 2009 by Hilary Kristensen, Mike Linklater and parish council chairman Brian Massey.[1]
The names recorded on the plaque are:[1]
| The Great War | ||
|---|---|---|
| John Atkinson | William Dagg | Robert Leathard |
| Surtees Atkinson | Joseph Davison | Dent Oliver |
| James I. Bowman | John Henderson | James H. Robson |
| Thomas Brown | George Holden | Joseph W. Simpson |
| Cecil P. Clark | William Kennedy | Harry J. Spencer |
| World War II | ||
| Fred Armstrong | Leonard Atkinson | Eric Robson |
| John S. Atkinson | Robert N. Atkinson | Vincent J. Swallow |
| Walter R. Dawson | ||
Religious sites
editThe church is dedicated to St Helen.[2] The church was built in 1742 on the site of a medieval church. Renovations in the nineteenth century. [3]
References
edit- ^ a b Dixon, Rebecca (27 November 2009). "War plaque remembers 'Shire's fallen soldiers". Hexham Courant. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Purves, Geoffrey (2006). Churches of Newcastle and Northumberland. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Limited. p. 108. ISBN 0-7524-4071-3.
- ^ "CHURCH OF ST HELEN".
External links
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- Northumberland Communities (Accessed: 3 December 2008)
- http://www.hexhamshire.org.uk/church/st-helens-church-the-history/
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