Tarset

Tarset
Tarset is located in Northumberland
Tarset
Tarset
Location within Northumberland
Population289 (2011(including Greystead))[1]
OS grid referenceNY792854
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHEXHAM
Postcode districtNE48
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland
55°09′47″N 2°19′41″W / 55.163°N 2.328°W / 55.163; -2.328

Tarset is a civil parish in Northumberland, England, created in 1955 from parts of Bellingham, Tarset West and Thorneyburn parishes.[2] It is 4 miles (6 km) west-north-west of Bellingham. Today it shares a parish council with the adjacent parish of Greystead. It is partly located within the Northumberland National Park,[3] and also mostly within the international dark skies park.[4]


  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time: Tarset Civil Parish
  3. ^ Northumberland National Park interactive map
  4. ^ Northumberland international dark sky park location map