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Corbridge
Corbridge (Northumberland)
Corbridge

Corbridge shown within Northumberland
Population 3,500
OS grid reference NY990646
District Tynedale
Shire county Northumberland
Region North East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CORBRIDGE
Postcode district NE45
Dialling code 01434
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
European Parliament North East England
UK Parliament Hexham
List of places: UK • England • Northumberland

Coordinates: 54°58′29″N 2°00′60″W / 54.9747, -2.0166

Corbridge
Corbridge

Corbridge is a small town in Northumberland, England, situated 16 miles (25 km) west of Newcastle and 4 miles (6 km) east of Hexham. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Tynedale, is a local government district in south-west Northumberland, England. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one North-East England is one of the nine official Regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The NE postcode area, also known as the Newcastle upon Tyne postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Alnwick, Ashington, Bamburgh The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Northumbria Police is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the areas of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear in England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory fire and rescue service which covers the area of Northumberland, England. The North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NEAS is the authority responsible for providing NHS Ambulance services in North East England, covering North East England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Hexham is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of places in Northumberland, in England. The area covered is the ceremonial county, hence the exclusion of places traditionally regarded A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Hexham New South Wales|Hexham (constituency Hexham is a Market town in Northumberland, England, located south of the River Tyne. Villages in the vicinity include Halton, Acomb, Aydon and Sandhoe. Halton is a village in the northern part of Northumberland, England. Acomb is a village in the north of Northumberland, England. It is situated to the north of Hexham, not far from the junction of the A69 road Aydon is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated approximately two miles (three km northeast of Corbridge on the B6321 road. Sandhoe is a settlement in Northumberland, England at. It lies about northwest of Corbridge and 3 km south of Hadrian's Wall.

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History

Roman fort and town

The Stanegate, Corbridge Roman Site
The Stanegate, Corbridge Roman Site
Main article: Coria (Corbridge)

Known to the Romans as something like Corstopitum or Coriosopitum, wooden writing tablets found at Vindolanda suggest it was probably locally called Coria (meaning a tribal centre), it was the most northerly town in the Roman Empire, lying at the junction of Stanegate and Dere Street. Coria was a Fort and Town, located 25 miles (4km south of Hadrian's Wall, in the Roman province of Britannia. Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410 Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary Fort ( castrum) located at Chesterholm just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Stanegate, or "stone road" ( Old English) was an important Roman road in northern England. Dere Street or Deere Street, (latterly Via Regia in Scotland was a Roman road between Eboracum (York and Scotland.

The first fort was established c. Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for AD 85, although there was a slightly earlier base nearby at Beaufront Red House. Year 85 was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. By the middle of the 2nd century AD, the fort was replaced by a town with two walled military compounds, which were garrisoned until the end of the Roman occupation of the site. The 2nd century is the period from 101 to 200 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The best-known finds from the site include the stone Corbridge Lion and the Corbridge Hoard of armour and sundry other items. The Corbridge Lion, Northumberland, England, is a free-standing Sandstone Sculpture of a male Lion crouching over a prone animal (possibly The Corbridge Hoard of artefacts (not to be confused with a hoard of gold coins found nearby in 1911 MacDonald 1912 was excavated in 1964 within the Roman site next to Corbridge It is served by Corbridge railway station. Corbridge railway station serves the town of Corbridge in Northumberland, England.

In Rudyard Kipling's Puck of Pook's Hill, the town of Hunno on the Wall, is probably based on Corstopitum. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936 was an English Author and poet

Church and fortified vicarage

The Church of England parish church of St Andrew is thought to have been consecrated in 676. Position in the Church of England In England, there are parish churches for both the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. Events By Place Europe Æthelred invades Kent. Asia In Japan Emperor Temmu St Wilfrid is supposed to have built the church at the same time as Hexham Abbey was constructed. Wilfrid (c 634 - 24 April 709 was an English Bishop and Saint. Hexham Abbey is a place of Christian worship in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in north-east England. It has changed several times throughout the centuries, with a Norman doorway still in evidence, as well as a lych gate constructed in memory of the soldiers killed in the First World War. The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All There are only three fortified vicarages in the county, and one of these is in Corbridge. Built in the 14th century, the Vicar's Pele is to be found in the southeast corner of the churchyard, and has walls 1. Corbridge Vicar's Pele is a pele tower in the village of Corbridge, Northumberland ( 3 m (4 feet) in thickness. The register for St Andrews dates from 1657. Later on in the town's ecclesiastical history, Wesleyan, Primitive and Free Methodist chapels were all built too. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations A chapel is a holy place or area of Worship for Christians, which may be attached to an institution such as a large church, a College, a

Border warfare

Corbridge suffered, as did many other settlements in the county, from the border warfare which was particularly prevalent between 1300 and 1700. Raids were commonplace, and it was not unusual for the livestock to be brought into the town at night and a watch placed to guard either end of the street for marauders. Livestock is the term used to refer (singularly or plurally to a Domesticated Animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce such as Food A bridge over the Tyne was built in the 13th century, but this original has not survived. A bridge is a Structure built to span a Gorge, Valley, Road, railroad track, River, Body of water The present bridge, an impressive stone structure with seven arches, was erected in 1674.

Fairs and shows

Stagshaw Bank Fair, traditionally held on 4 July, was one of the most famous of the country fairs. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples It included a huge sale of stock, and was proclaimed each year by the bailiff to the Duke of Northumberland. Bailiff (from Late Latin baiulivus, Adjectival form of baiulus) is a Governor or Custodian (cf The Duke of Northumberland is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. Today the Northumberland County Show, an agricultural event, is held in the fields outside Corbridge each year, a very popular rural event, drawing people from all over Northumberland as well as further afield.

Famous residents

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