Henshaw

1855 Northumberland History and Directory

Henshaw is a township and hamlet, the property of Sir Edward Blackett, John Clayton, Esq., Sir Thomas Clavering, Nicholas Lowes, Esq., of Allen's Green, Mr. Richard Thompson, and others.  The township comprises an area of 11,255 acres, and its rateable value is £4,316 12s. 6d.  The number of inhabitants in 1801, was 568; in 1811, 509; in 1821, 593; in 1831, 619; in 1841, 569; and in 1851, 615 souls.  Sir Edward Blackett is the possessor of the manorial rights and privileges,

1913 "Northumberland Yesterday and To-day" by Jean F. Terry, L.L.A. (St. Andrews)

Henshaw (Hethinga's-haugh) is a little village which King David of Scotland, when he was Lord of Tynedale, gave to Richard Cumin and his wife, who afterwards bestowed it on the Cathedral of Durham. It lies by the side of the main road to Bardon Mill, which is the most convenient station for travellers to alight at who wish to visit the Roman Wall and the Roman city of Borcovicus, and the Northumberland lakes. Some little distance up the hill from Bardon Mill station is a very pretty little village whose name speaks eloquently of other invaders than the Romans—the village of Thorngrafton (the "ton" or settlement on Thor's "graf" or dyke). Near at hand there are quarries from which the Romans obtained much building material for the Wall; and in one of these old quarries some workmen discovered a bronze vessel full of Roman coins, a few of gold, but most of silver. This was known as the "Thorngrafton Find," and the interesting story of it is told by Dr. Bruce.

1914 Kelly's Directory of Northumberland

"Henshaw township forms part of the ecclesiastical parish of Beltingham-with-Henshaw, and is near the South Tyne river, three-quarters of a mile west from Bardon Mill station on the Carlisle and Newcastle section of the North Eastern railway, and 4 east from Haltwhistle.  The district church of All Hallows, erected in 1888-9, at a cost, including one acre of land, of £1200, as a memorial to Bishop Ridley, and consecrated on Acension Day, 1889, is a plain building of satomne in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, vestry and organ chamber, porch and a western turret containing one bell: there are 150 sittings; it is served by the vicar of Beltingham.  The Wesleyan chapel, erected in 1840, and rebuilt in 1897, has 100 sittings.  The Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1836 and enlarged in 1885 at a cost of £390, is an edifice of stone seating 150 persons: a Sunday school room was added in 1905.  Bonny Rigg Hall is the residence during the shooting season of Sir Hugh D. Blackett bart. of Matfen Hall, who is the lord of the manor.  Green Lee Lough, a lake 1 mile long and a half mile broad, lies near to the Hall, and is well stocked with fish.  Broomlee Lough and Crag Lough are also in this township.  The trustees of Capt. Sir Henry Augustus Clavering bart. (d. 1893, ext.), Mrs. Clayton, of  The Chesters, Hexham, and the trustees of the late Col. Charles James Briggs, of Hylton Castle, Sunderland (d. 1900), are the principal landowners.  The area is 13,080 acres of land and 99 of water; rateable value, £7,174; the population in 1911 was 646."

"Public Elementary School, built in 1870, for 145 children; average attendance, 104; Edwd. Jas. Carroll, master"

"Police Station, George Robert Brown, constable"

Ingledew Walter Arnold, The Elms

Napier Capt. Arthur Lenox, Hardriding

Commercial

Armstrong Jas., farmer, Winshields

Armstrong John, farmer, Layside

Armstrong Joseph Todd, farmer, Hardriding

Armstrong Thos. Lowes, farmer, Bog

Armstrong Wm., farmer, Hardriding

Baxter John, farmer, Ruffler's close

Bell Thomas, farmer, Gibb's hill

Coates William, farmer, East Twice Brewed

Cook William, farm bailiff to Sir Hugh D. Balckett bart. High Shields

Coulson Thos., farmer, Bradley hall

Dinning Anthony, farmer, Cranberry brow

Elliott Thomas, farmer Greenlee

English John, farmer, Brownside

Forster John, farmer, Parkside

Forster Robert, tailor, Close house

Green William, farmer, Foggridge

Harding Henderson, farmer, Stonehall

Harding Jn. Wm., farmer, Codleygate

Henderson Jn. Pigg, frmr, Huntercrook

Hindmarsh John, farmer, Bankhead

Hudspith Geo., farmer, Meadow dale

Hudspith John, famer, Waughsbank

Keen Robert, farmer, Causeway

*Kirk John, farmer, Cadgerford

Lamb Thos., farmer, Smith Shield

Liddle Christopher, farmer, Bank

Little William, farmer, Hindley Steel

Makepeace Nicholas John, farmer, Ramshawfield

Martin Thomas, head gamekeeper to Sir Hugh D. Blackett bart. Bonnyrigg

Mole James, farm bailiff to R. Burdon esq. Brockalee

Potts Leonard, West Twice Brewed P.H.

Ridley Isabella (Miss), grocer

Thomlinson Thos., farmer, Brownrigg

Thomlinson William, farmer, Seatside

Vipond Peter, farmer, Gallashawrigg

Walton Bros., farmers, Grindon green

Walton Edward, farmer, Foggridge

Wilson, George, mason