Kirkhaugh

For Kirkheugh, see Church of St Mary on the Rock.

Kirkhaugh
River South Tyne from Kirkhaugh Bridge
Kirkhaugh is located in Northumberland
Kirkhaugh
Kirkhaugh
Location within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNY696499
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALSTON
Postcode districtCA9
Dialling code01434
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FireNorthumberland
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Northumberland
54°50′35″N 2°28′23″W / 54.843°N 2.473°W / 54.843; -2.473

 

Kirkhaugh is a very small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, adjacent to the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England. The village lies close to the A689 road north of Alston, Cumbria. In 1951 the parish had a population of 79.[1]

Governance

Kirkhaugh is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. On 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished to form Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh.[2]

Railways

Although the Standard Gauge Alston Line from Haltwhistle to Alston passed through Kirkhaugh, there was no station here when normal British Rail passenger services operated. The line opened in 1852 and closed in 1976.

Since 1983 a narrow-gauge railway has opened on part of the original trackbed. The railway, known as the South Tynedale Railway, is a 2-foot (0.61 m) gauge line and runs 5 miles (8.0 km) from Alston to Slaggyford, through a station at Kirkhaugh, and includes a viaduct over the River South Tyne.

Religious sites

The church, rebuilt in 1869, is thought to be the only English church dedicated to the Holy Paraclete (that is, the Holy Spirit).[3]

Church and old Rectory at Kirkhaugh, Northumberland February 2014

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Kirkhaugh AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Kirkhaugh AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ Purves, Geoffrey (2006). Churches of Newcastle and Northumberland. Stroud, Gloucestershire, England: Tempus Publishing Limited. p. 105. ISBN 0-7524-4071-3. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016.

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