Beal is a village in
Northumberland
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It is bordered by land ...
, in
England
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. It is situated a short distance inland from the
North Sea
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coast, and lies on the link road between the
A1 and
Lindisfarne. The
East Coast Main Line runs to the west of the village but the station was closed in the 1960s. The station site has been landscaped and includes a
Peckett
Peckett and Sons was a locomotive manufacturer at the Atlas Locomotive Works on Deep Pit Road between Fishponds and St. George, Bristol, England.
Fox, Walker and Company
The company began trading in 1864 at the Atlas Engine Works, St. George, ...
0-4-0ST steam locomotive and an ex-
North Eastern Railway cast metal warning sign.
History
The place-name ''Beal'' derives from the
Old English
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'beo-hyll', which means 'bee hill'.
Governance
Beal is in the
parliamentary
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constituency of
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census reco ...
.
Economy
The area is largely agricultural in outlook.
There is a pub at Beal situated on the main road called The Lindisfarne Inn. It re-opened after being refurbished and was renamed having previously been named The Plough.
The Barn at Beal is a visitor centre with various wild birds and looks at the link between farming and the local environment.
There is a small caravan site located at Brock Mill farmhouse and there are a number of bed-and-breakfast outlets.
Transport
The following bus services operate to Beal (October 2011) - the A1 minibus link from Newcastle operated by Holy Island minibuses and 477 from Berwick upon Tweed by Perrymans Buses.
The South East Northumberland Rail Users Group would like to see the station re-opened for local and tourist (for Lindisfarne) traffic.
References
External links
Villages in Northumberland
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