- Parish Register Transcripts [Pec.ABP/Hex.PRT]. 18 boxes. Transcripts for Allendale, West Allen, St Peters Allenheads, St Mary Bingfield, Hexham, St John Lee, Ninebanks and Whitley to the 1840s, with many gaps in the sequence.
- Marriage Bonds [Pec.ABP/Hex.MB]. 1 box. 1704-1733.
- Visitation and Correction Court Papers [Pec.ABP/Hex 1]. 4 boxes. 1711-1841.
- Correspondence [Pec.ABP/Hex 2]. 3 files. 1699-1740.
- Fees [Pec.ABP/Hex 3]. 1 file. 1683-1722.
- Schools [Pec.ABP/Hex 4]. 1 file. 1684-1833.
- Administrative Papers [Pec.ABP/Hex 5]. 1 file. 1588-1713.
Liberty of Hexham and Hexhamshire
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- ReferenceGB 193 Pec.ABP/Hex
- Dates of Creation1588-1849
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialLatin English
- Physical Description23 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The archbishops liberty of Hexham and Hexhamshire comprised the three Northumberland parishes of Hexham with the chapelry of Whitley; Allendale with the chapelries of West Allen, St Peters Allenheads and Ninebanks; and St John Lee with the chapelries of St Oswalds and St Mary Bingfield.
Other Finding Aids
Summary lists of Parish Register Transcripts and Administrative Papers are available at the Borthwick Institute, and an online guide can be found at www.york.ac.uk/inst/bihr/Guidesandfindingaids.htm.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Bundles of papers, certificates
Bibliography
M.G. Smith, Pastoral Discipline and the Church Courts: the Hexham Court 1680-1730, Borthwick Papers 62 (1982).