Kirkhaugh
| Kirkhaugh | |
|---|---|
 River South Tyne from Kirkhaugh Bridge | |
  Kirkhaugh Location within Northumberland | |
| OS grid reference | NY696499 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALSTON |
| Postcode district | CA9 |
| Dialling code | 01434 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
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
[edit]Kirkhaugh is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. On 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished to form Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh.[2]
Railways
[edit]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
[edit]The church, rebuilt in 1869, is thought to be the only English church dedicated to the Holy Paraclete (that is, the Holy Spirit).[3]
See also
[edit]- Alston Line, the railway from Haltwhistle to Alston
- Kirkhaugh cairns, an archaeological site at Kirkhaugh
- South Tynedale Railway
References
[edit]- ^ "Population statistics Kirkhaugh AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Kirkhaugh AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Kirkhaugh at Wikimedia Commons
- Northumberland Communities[permanent dead link] (Accessed: 3 December 2008)