It is situated to the north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne, between Stamfordham and Belsay.

[1] According to local legend, the village was once haunted by a ghost named Silky, who used to jump onto travellers' horses.

In nearby Belsay is a tree overlooking a waterfall which is known as Silky's Chair.

Black Heddon was formerly a township in Stamfordham parish,[3] from 1866 Black Heddon was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Belsey.

[4] Media related to Black Heddon at Wikimedia Commons