Wp/nth/Hexham

Hexham (/ˈhɛksəm/ HEKS-əm) is a toon i the sooth west o Northummerlan on the sooth bank o the Rivor Tyne at forms bi the confluence o twee rivors: the North Tyne an the Sooth Tyne. The twee rivors cums thegither at Warden Rock anear Hexham iv a plyess caad 'The Meetin o the Wattors'. The Hexham area inhaads pairt o the Hadrian's Waa. Hexham wis the administrative centre for the Tynedale district frae 1974 ti 2009. I 2011, it hed a population o 11,829.

Smaaer toons an villiches aroond Hexham includes Corbrig, Ridin Mill, Stocksfield an Wylam ti the east, Acomb an Bellinjam ti the north, Allendale Toon ti the sooth an Haydon Brig, Bardon Mill an Hautwessel ti the west. Newcassel upon Tyne is aroond 25 miles (40 km) ti the east an Carlisle is 37 miles (60 km) ti the west.

History
Hexham Abbey originateet as the monastery foondeet bi Wilfrid i 674. The crypt o the original monastery survives the day, an incorporates mony styens at wis tyen frae the Roman ruins i the area, aiblins frae Corbrig or Hadrian's Waa. Myest o the corrent Hexham Abbey wis bigged frae the 11t century, but thor wis a muckle rebiggin i 19t century an aa. Ither kenspeckle biggins i the toon includes the Moot Haa, the covered market, an the Aad Gaol.

The nyem o Hexham cums frae the Aad Inglish Hagustaldes ham (frae the aader form Hagustaldes ea). Hagustald is sib ti the Aad Hee Jorman hagustalt, denotin a younger son at tyeks lan ootby the settlement; the element ea means "burn" or "rivor" an ham is the Aad Inglish form o the Modren Northumbrian "hyem" (an the Scots "hame" an Inglish "home").

Much the syem as ither toons i the Anglo-Scottish mairches an nearby airts, Hexham tholed the border wars atween the kingdoms o Scotlan an Inglan, an wis subjecteet tiv attacks bi William Wallace at brunt the toon i 1297. I 1312, Robert the Bruce, the King o Scotland, demandeet an received £2000 frae the toon foak an monastery for ti spare thame frae the syem fate. I 1346 the monastery wis sacked iv a anither Scottish invasion at wis heedeet bi King Dyevid II o Scotland.