building, Hole Bastle, a well-preserved example of a bastle house. Another example is Black Middens Bastle House which is situated in an isolated spot on the north side of the Tarset Valley. It is managed by English Heritage. Shitlington Crags is a crag near Shitlington Hall, south of Bellingham. The crag is at an average height of 170 metres. The Pennine Way passes by the crag. There is a former Union Workhouse located along the main street of Bellingham. Notable residents Sir David Lindsay Keir, the historian and academic, was born and bred here. Governance Bellingham is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. Guy Opperman of the Conservative Party is the Member of Parliament. For Local Government purposes it belongs to Northumberland County Council a unitary authority. An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to the Scottish Border with a total population of 4,074. The incumbent Councillor of the Bellingham ward is John Riddle, who is a member of the Conservative Party. Bellingham has its own parish council; Bellingham Parish Council. Sports The village football team competes in the Tyneside Amateur League First Division. See also St Cuthbert's Well References External links Hexham Courant. The Pennine Way Site GENUKI (Accessed: 1 November 2008) Northumberland Communities (Accessed: 1 November 2008) Villages in Northumberland Civil parishes in Northumberland