Kirkheaton, Northumberland

Kirkheaton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Capheaton, in the county of Northumberland, England. The village lies about 10 mi north east of Hexham and about 5 mi west of Belsay. In 1951 the parish had a population of 70.

Governance
Kirkheaton is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. On 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished and merged with Capheaton.

Landmarks
Kirkheaton Manor is a bastle house in the village.

The Devil's Causeway passes the village just over 1 mi to the east. The causeway is a Roman road which starts at Port Gate on Hadrian's Wall, north of Corbridge, and extends 55 mi northwards across Northumberland to the mouth of the River Tweed at Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Religious sites
The church is dedicated to St Bartholomew. The chapel was rebuilt in 1775, at the expense of Mrs H. D. Windsor, at that time lady of the manor.