Hepburn, Northumberland

Hepburn is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Chillingham in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 43.

Toponymy

The standard authorities give Hepburn as in origin an Old English name deriving from heah 'high' + byrgen 'burial mound'.

Governance

Hepburn was formerly a township in the parish of Chillingham, in 1866 Hepburn became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished and merged with Chillingham. From 1974 to 2009 it was in Berwick-upon-Tweed district.