Hepscott

Hepscott is a small village in the county of Northumberland, England, and is situated two miles 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 Medieval period. The most historic building in Hepscott is Hepscott Hall, a three storey, rectangular medieval 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.