Kirkhaugh
| Kirkhaugh | |
 River South Tyne from Kirkhaugh Bridge |
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  Kirkhaugh |
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| OS grid reference | NY696499 |
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| Unitary authority | Northumberland |
| Ceremonial county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALSTON |
| Postcode district | CA9 |
| Dialling code | 01434 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Hexham |
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Coordinates: 54°50′35″N 2°28′23″W / 54.843°N 2.473°W
Kirkhaugh is a very small village adjacent to the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England. The village lies close to the A689 road north of Alston, Cumbria.
Governance
Kirkhaugh is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.
Transport
- 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 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from Alston to a station at Kirkhaugh, and includes a viaduct over the River South Tyne. Efforts are being made to extend the line north to Slaggyford.
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).[1]
See also
- Alston Line, the railway from Haltwhistle to Alston
- South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society
References
- ↑ Purves, Geoffrey (2006). Churches of Newcastle and Northumberland. Stroud, Gloucestershire, England: Tempus Publishing Limited. p. 105. ISBN 0-7524-4071-3.
External links
Media related to Kirkhaugh at Wikimedia Commons
- Northumberland Communities (Accessed: 3 December 2008)