Editing Hexham (section)

{{Short description|Town and civil parish in Northumberland, England}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2025}}{{Infobox UK place
|official_name = Hexham|label_position = top
|static_image_name = Hexham Abbey.jpg
|static_image_alt = A tall building in a pale coloured stone with prominent vertical features and windows. On the tower a clock with a blue face. In the foreground a road with parked cars; and in the background a blue sky with wispy white clouds.
|static_image_caption = [[Hexham Abbey]]
|static_image_2_name = Hexham Coat of Arms.svg
|static_image_2_width = 180
|static_image_2_caption = Coat of Arms of Hexham
|country = England
|coordinates = {{coord|54.971|-2.101|display=inline,title}}
| population = {{Population WD|show=value}}
| population_ref = ({{Population WD|show=year}})|civil_parish=  Hexham
|unitary_england = [[Northumberland]]
|lieutenancy_england = [[Northumberland]]
|region = North East England
|constituency_westminster = [[Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)|Hexham]]
|post_town = HEXHAM
|postcode_district = NE46–NE48
|postcode_area = NE
|dial_code = 01434
|os_grid_reference = NY9363
}}

'''Hexham''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɛ|k|s|əm}} {{respell|HEKS|əm}}) is a [[market town]] and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in [[Northumberland]], England, on the south bank of the [[River Tyne]], formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at [[Warden, Northumberland|Warden]] nearby, and close to [[Hadrian's Wall]]. Hexham was the administrative centre for the [[Tynedale]] district from 1974 to 2009. In 2011, it had a [[population]] of 13,097.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/NorthumberlandCountyCouncil/media/Northumberland-Knowledge/NK%20place/Other%20area%20profiles/FactSheetPlanningAreasHexham.pdf|title=Northumberland Knowledge Census Fact Sheet}}</ref>

Smaller towns and villages around Hexham include [[Corbridge]], [[Riding Mill]], [[Stocksfield]] and [[Wylam]] to the east, [[Acomb, Northumberland|Acomb]] and [[Bellingham, Northumberland|Bellingham]] to the north, [[Allendale, Northumberland|Allendale]] to the south and [[Haydon Bridge]], [[Bardon Mill]] and [[Haltwhistle]] to the west. [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] is {{convert|25|mi|0}} to the east and [[Carlisle]] {{convert|37|mi|0}} to the west.