Hepscott

Hepscott
Hepscott
Hepscott Location within Northumberland
Population	1,069 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	NZ225845
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Morpeth
Postcode district	NE61
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Hexham
List of places UK England Northumberland 55°09′15″N 1°38′54″W / 55.1543°N 1.6484°W / 55.1543; -1.6484

Hepscott is a small village in the county of Northumberland, England, about 2 miles (3 km) south east of Morpeth, the county town.

The name is Anglo-Saxon in origin and a derivation of "Shepherd's Cote". This suggests that the village, which was a hamlet prior to expansion since the 1980s, originated as the homestead of a shepherd, possibly in the early medieval period.