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 is really a hamlet, originated as the homestead of a shepherd, possible in the early mediæval period.
Hepscott lies within the Ulgham Division of the new county-wide unitary authority, Northumberland County...
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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 is really a hamlet, originated as the homestead of a shepherd, possible in the early mediæval period.
Hepscott lies within the Ulgham Division of the new county-wide unitary authority, Northumberland County Council. The County Councillor is Cllr David J. Towns (Conservative), and the village falls within the Northern Area Committee's jurisdiction.
The most historic building in Hepscott is Hepscott Hall, a three storey, rectangular mediæval pele tower. The Hall was associated with a deer park. The traces of part of the boundary wall of the deer park survive along the track to Field House Farm. Another historic building of importance is a smithy dating to the late 1700s that is a Grade II Listed Building.
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