Colwell, Northumberland

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|country = England

|region = North East England

|civil_parish = Chollerton

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|lieutenancy_england= Northumberland

|constituency_westminster= Hexham

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|post_town = HEXHAM

|postcode_area = NE

|postcode_district = NE46

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Colwell is a hamlet in the civil parish of Chollerton, in Northumberland, England. It is about {{convert|12|mi|0}} to the north of Hexham.

History

There is archaeological evidence of Iron Age inhabitance on the Blue Crag. The sight contained three wells. There was a chapel in the northern area of the hamlet that fell into disrepair by 1770.

Colwell was historically merged with the deserted medieval village Great Swinburn (or Swinburne).{{Cite web|url=http://www.visitoruk.com/Hexham/colwell-and-great-swinburn-C592-V28352.html|title=Colwell & Great Swinburn|work=The Northumberland Village Book|publisher=Welcome to Hexham|accessdate=21 January 2025}} In 1848, Colwell and Great Swinburn were recorded as a joint township in Chollerton civil parish, with a combined population of 393.{{Cite web|url=https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/swinburne-with-colwell-township-1848/|title=Swinburne with Colwell (Township), 1848|work=Co-Curate|publisher=Newcastle University|accessdate=21 January 2025}}

Governance

Colwell is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.

References

Category:Hamlets in Northumberland