Welcome to Brinkburn.net
Brinkburn and Hesleyhurst parishes are the home of the Lordenshaws Neolithic ‘cup and ring’ stone carvings, and the recently completed Millennium Stone, with the family names of all the parishioners, at the Lee.
The two parishes run from the Simonside hills in the Northumberland National Park, east towards the A697, down along the Coquet and round towards Netherwhitton. The parishes are large but very sparsely populated including under 300 parishioners. Rolling farmland supports traditional suckler cattle and sheep farming, although there is evidence of mining and
quarrying in the past.
Brinkburn Priory is a famous landmark within the parishes and is popular with discerning visitors. A distinctive bridge, favourite of photographers and
painters, crosses the Coquet at Pauperhaugh and leads up to the main population centre at the Lee. Here the 30 cottages at (3) Embleton Terrace face the community field, the site of the
Millennium stone and the incomparable view over the Simonside Hills. River fords lead to Longhorsley and Rothbury from the site, while a return to Pauperhaugh is the route to Longframlington.
While our parishes remain individual, they have a joint Parish Council and are administered together. Our communities do not include any shops or pubs but some areas still have a mobile butcher, baker and milk delivery, and the mobile library also visits many of the dwellings.
The post bus provides a valuable service to some residents, and our mail delivery gets through to the most isolated hamlets in all weather! This website will add to our ability to communicate with the rest of the world!
The ‘Crown and Thistle’ at Forestburngate provides a unique atmosphere for a drink and chat near the boundary of our parishes.
The community field, which now includes our Millennium stone, provides a playing area for the children and a venue for community activities.
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