| Capheaton | |
|---|---|
 Capheaton | |
  Capheaton Location within Northumberland | |
| Population | 160 (2001 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NZ038804 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode district | NE19 |
| Dialling code | 01830 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
Capheaton is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, about 25 miles (40 km) to the northwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. The population at the 2001 census was 160, increasing to 175 at the 2011 Census.[2] It was built as a planned model village in the late eighteenth century. The name Capheaton derives from Caput Heaton, i.e., Heaton Magna, nearby Kirkheaton being the original Heaton Parva.[3]
The Capheaton archives are at the Northumberland Record Office.
- ^ "Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics". Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ Hugill, Robert (1931). Road Guide to Northumberland and The Border. Newcastle upon Tyne, England: Andrew Reid & Company, Limited. p. 17.