Hannah Hauxwell was born on August 1, 1926 in Sleetburn Farm, Baldersdale, North Yorkshire, England, UK. She died on January 30, 2018 in West Auckland, County Durham, England, UK.
A wild-flower and nature reserve, called Hannah's Meadow, has been created by the Durham Wildlife Trust in a field alongside Low Birk Hatt farm where she lived for fifty years.