Bywell

Bywell

Bywell Castle
Bywell
 Bywell shown within Northumberland
Population 451 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ045615
DistrictTynedale
Shire countyNorthumberland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town STOCKSFIELD
Postcode district NE43
Dialling code 01661
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK ParliamentHexham
List of places
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England
Northumberland

Coordinates: 54°56′53″N 1°55′48″W / 54.948°N 1.930°W / 54.948; -1.930

Bywell is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne opposite Stocksfield, between Hexham and Newcastle.


Governance

Bywell is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.

An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward stretches east to Wylam with a total population of 4,534.[2]

Landmarks

Bywell Hall is an imposing house of 1766 by James Paine.

Bywell Castle is a gatehouse tower built in the early 15th century for Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland.

Etymology

Bywell means bend in the river. Bywell is situated on a bend on the River Tyne. That is how the village got its name.

Land Owners

Lord and Lady Allendale own much of the land surrounding Bywell. They also own a good chunk of Bywell itself. A substantial amount of Bywell is not open to the public.

Transport

Rail

Stocksfield railway station

The village is served by Stocksfield railway station on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, also known as the Tyne Valley Line. The line was opened in 1838, and links the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear with Carlisle in Cumbria. The line follows the course of the River Tyne through Northumberland.

Passenger services on the Tyne Valley Line are operated by Northern Rail and First ScotRail. The line is also heavily used for freight.

The station is about 1 mile (1.6 km) away on the south side of the River Tyne, in the village of Stocksfield.

Road

Bywell is in close proximity to the A69 dual carriage-way, although you have to go up a B road to get to the A69.

Air

Bywell is about 30 – 40 minutes away from Newcastle International Airport.

Education

Bywell is in the catchment area for Ovingham First School, despite Broomley First school in Stocksfield being closer. Bywell is in the catchment area for Ovingham Middle School and Prudhoe Community High School.

Religious Sites

There are two churches in Bywell.

The vicarage was demolished in 1852, and Mr Beaumont gave land for building another at Riding Mill.
The high garden wall to the south-west of the old vicarage is known locally as the "spite wall". It was built to hide the vicarage from the view of the Hall. When the village of Bywell was cleared, the vicar could not be made to leave.

Events

Each year Lord and Lady Allendale hold a hunter trial course in aid of the Charlotte Straker Project. It is held each year in May. From 27 May 2013, the Northumberland County Show is to be held around Bywell Castle


Notable people

Wentworth Canning Blackett Beaumont, Viscount Allendale (1860-1923) was born at Bywell Hall

See also

Bywell Bridge

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 Rowland, T. H. (1994). Waters of Tyne (Reprint ed.). Warkworth, Northumberland, England: Sandhill Press Ltd. ISBN 0-946098-36-0.

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