| Haydon Bridge | |
  Haydon Bridge shown within Northumberland |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Tynedale |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEXHAM |
| Postcode district | NE47 |
| Dialling code | 01434 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Hexham |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Haydon Bridge is a village in Northumberland, England, with a population of about 2000. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west 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 Its most distinctive features are its two bridges crossing the River Tyne, one the picturesque original bridge for which the village was named, now restricted to pedestrian use, and a modern bridge which now carries the A69 road. The River Tyne is a River in England. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers the North Tyne and the South Tyne. The A69 is a major Road in England running east-west across the Pennines, through the counties of Northumberland and Cumbria. The modern village is divided in two by the Tyne, whereas the old village (Haydon) was to the north, on the hill overlooking the river; all that remains is an old Norman church now reduced in size from the original, which used stone taken from nearby Roman constructed Hadrian's Wall. Hadrian's Wall ( Latin: perhaps Vallum Aelium, "the Aelian wall" is a stone and turf Fortification built by the Roman The A686 road terminates at its junction with the A69 just outside the village, linking Haydon Bridge with Alston and Penrith. The A686 is a road in northern England. It runs from Penrith in Cumbria to Haydon Bridge in Northumberland. Alston is a small Town in Cumbria, England on the River South Tyne. Penrith is a Market town in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the Eden Valley just north of the River Eamont, and lies less than
John Martin (painter); the painter of biblical destruction, was born in Haydon Bridge at East Land Ends. John Martin ( 19 July 1789 &ndash 17 February, 1854) was an important and influential English painter of the nineteenth His dramatic "The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah" can be seen in the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle Upon Tyne is located on New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England
History
Some of the earliest recorded history of the vicinity relates to Hadrian's wall, which crosses Northumberland in a generally east-west direction. Hogan calls this structure "most impressive monument built by the Romans in Britain". [1] The military strength of the wall was not sufficient to repel a major invasion force, but sentinel coverage was intended to interdict small bands of people who had the intent to disrupt civil settlements and damage and property of the settled province of Brittania. Britannia was the term originally used by the Romans to refer first to the British Isles, and later to the island of Great Britain. [2]
Modern culture
At 1A Ratcliffe Road is the cottage once owned by Monica Jones. Margaret Monica Beale Jones ( 22 May 1922 &ndash 15 February 2001) was an English Academic and career-long companion to There she and Philip Larkin would spend holidays. Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985 was an English Poet, Novelist and Jazz One of his better-known later poems Show Saturday is dedicated to the 1973 Bellingham Show, which they attended. They also went to the tar barrel ceremony in Allendale, and dined at Blanchland. Allendale (or Allendale Town as it is often marked on maps is a large village or small town in south west Northumberland, England. Blanchland is a delightful model village in Northumberland, England, right on the County Durham boundary with picturesque houses set against a backdrop It was a record of Tommy Armstrong's 'Trimdon Grange Explosion' which Larkin heard at the cottage that prompted him to write his own late poem The Explosion. Arthur Ernest (Tommy Armstrong (1902 - 1980 was a Member of Parliament for Napier in the North Island of New Zealand. [3]
'John Clarke's Newsagents' for years has been a fixture of the local community and the shop where Philip Larkin used to buy the Telegraph and the Observer[2]. Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985 was an English Poet, Novelist and Jazz The village also boasts four pubs: The Railway, The Anchor, The General Havelock and Haydon Bridge's Working Men's Club. There are two schools: Shaftoe Trust First School and Haydon Bridge High School.
Very recently, the 'old foundry' as locals called it (based on its earlier use as an ironworks established in 1843) was demolished to make way new accommodation specifically for past and present Haydon Bridge residents. The new flats are modern comfortable buildings that still manage to fit in with the rest of the beautiful surroundings of the village.
For many years the village has been the only one on the main A69 road in Northumberland without a bypass. Recently permission was granted and a bypass is currently under construction, due to finish in spring/summer 2009.
Haydon Bridge railway station is situated on the Tyne Valley Line. Haydon Bridge railway station serves the village of Haydon Bridge in Northumberland, England. The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, also known as the Tyne Valley Line, is a Railway line in northern England.
References
- ^ C.Michael Hogan (2007) Hadrian's Wall, ed. A. Burnham, The Megalithic Portal
- ^ Stephen Johnson (2004) Hadrian's Wall, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc, 128 pages, ISBN 0713488409
- ^ [1] Myer's Literary Guide
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