Kirkhaugh

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.

For Kirkheugh, see Church of St Mary on the Rock.

Kirkhaugh

River South Tyne from Kirkhaugh Bridge
Kirkhaugh
Location within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNY696499
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALSTON
Postcode districtCA9
Dialling code01434
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament

 

Governance

Kirkhaugh is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.

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]

Church and old Rectory at Kirkhaugh, Northumberland February 2014

See also

References
  1. 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.

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