Chollerford

Chollerford
Chollerford
	View of Chollerford from the east
	Chollerford Location within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NY918706
Unitary authority	Northumberland;
Ceremonial county	Northumberland;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HEXHAM
Postcode district	NE46
Dialling code	01434
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Hexham;
	List of places UK England Northumberland 55°01′48″N 2°07′41″W / 55.030°N 2.128°W

Chollerford is a village in Northumberland, England, approximately four miles (seven km) north of Hexham (via the A6079 road) on the B6318, the Military Road, not far from Hadrian's Wall. There is a roundabout in the village where the B6318 and B6320 roads meet and the traffic light-controlled Chollerford Bridge crosses the River North Tyne. Beside the river is The George Hotel.

History

The Battle of Heavenfield was fought nearby in 633 or 634 between a Northumbrian army under Oswald of Bernicia and a Welsh army under Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd. The battle is commemorated by a stone cross at the side of the B6318. GoogleMap

Chollerford was served by Humshaugh railway station (renamed from Chollerford in 1919) on the Border Counties Railway, which linked the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, near Hexham, with the Border Union Railway at Riccarton Junction. The first section of the route was opened between Hexham and Chollerford in 1858 and the remainder in 1862.^[2] The line was closed to passengers by British Railways in 1956.

The station is now a private house.

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