Chollerford is a village in
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land on ...
, England, approximately four miles (seven km) north of
Hexham
Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden, Northumberland, Warden nearby, and ...
(via the
A6079 road
The A6079 is a road in Northumberland, northern England, that runs eight miles (13 km) from Hexham to the A68 road.
Route
The road begins in Hexham before overlapping the A69 for 0.7 miles, then passing the villages of Acomb and Wall p ...
) on the B6318, the
Military Road
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, not far from
Hadrian's Wall
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. There is a
roundabout
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in the village where the
B6318
The Military Road is a name given locally to part of the B6318 road in Northumberland, England, which runs from Heddon-on-the-Wall in the east to Greenhead in the west.
It should not be confused with the Roman-built Military Way adjoining ...
and B6320 roads meet and the
traffic light
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-controlled
Chollerford Bridge
Chollerford Bridge is a stone bridge that replaced an earlier medieval bridge crossing the River North Tyne at Chollerford, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
It was built in 1785 by Robert Mylne after the previous b ...
crosses the
River North Tyne
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. Beside the river is The George Hotel.
History
The
Battle of Heavenfield was fought nearby in 633 or 634 between a
Northumbria
la, Regnum Northanhymbrorum
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, common_name = Northumbria
, status = State
, status_text = Unified Anglian kingdom (before 876)North: Anglian kingdom (af ...
n army under
Oswald of Bernicia and a
Welsh
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* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
army under
Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd. The battle is commemorated by a stone cross at the side of the B6318
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Governance
Chollerford is in the
parliamentary
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constituency of
Hexham
Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden, Northumberland, Warden nearby, and ...
;
Guy Opperman
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of the
Conservative Party
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is the
Member of Parliament
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.
Before
Brexit
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European Parliament
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voters elected
MEPs for the
North East England
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constituency.
For
Local Government
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purposes it belongs to
Northumberland County Council
Northumberland County Council is a unitary authority in North East England. The population of the non-metropolitan unitary authority at the 2011 census was 316,028.
History
It was formed in 1889 as the council for the administrative county of N ...
, a
unitary authority
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.
Transport
Chollerford was served by
Humshaugh railway station
Humshaugh railway station served the village of Chollerford, Northumberland, England from 1858 to 1958 on the Border Counties Railway.
History
The station was opened as Chollerford on 5 April 1858 by the North British Railway.
It was situ ...
(renamed from Chollerford in 1919) on the
Border Counties Railway, which linked the
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
The Newcastle & Carlisle Railway (N&CR) was an English railway company formed in 1825 that built a line from Newcastle upon Tyne on Britain's east coast, to Carlisle, on the west coast. The railway began operating mineral trains in 1834 between ...
, near
Hexham
Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden, Northumberland, Warden nearby, and ...
, with the
Border Union Railway at
Riccarton Junction. The first section of the route was opened between
Hexham
Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden, Northumberland, Warden nearby, and ...
and Chollerford in 1858 and the remainder in 1862.
The line was closed to passengers by
British Railways
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in 1956.
The station is now a private house.
See also
*
Chollerford Bridge
Chollerford Bridge is a stone bridge that replaced an earlier medieval bridge crossing the River North Tyne at Chollerford, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
It was built in 1785 by Robert Mylne after the previous b ...
References
External links
Villages in Northumberland
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