Ingram is a small village and

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, England. It is located in the

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on the

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, and on the edge of

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; it houses a National Park visitor centre.

Governance

The parish was formed on 1 April 1955 from Brandon, Branton, Fawdon and Clinch and Ingram, Linhope, Greenshawhill and Hatside.

Geography

The Breamish Valley through which the small river runs is a very popular place with summer visitors and hill walkers. Driving past the visitor centre until coming to the public toilets and car park on the right, one reaches the starting point from which to climb the hills. Opposite the car park, halfway up the hill towards Brough Law, are the remnants of a Bronze Age settlement, easily missed, as it is merely an overgrown area surrounded by stones. Approximately half an hour is required to walk up the beaten path to the top of Brough Law.

Church

The village has a

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church, St Michael and All Angels. The church was built before the

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however little of the original church has survived. The church was restored in the 19th century due to falling into disrepair. Features of the church include the 1662 octagonal

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, the

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and

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that were installed in 1911-12, and the

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built in 1928.

Gallery

File:Brough law.jpg, At the top of Brough Law - the nearby hill. It was once an old fort but is now just a circle of tumbled down stones. File:ingram road2.jpg, The road into the hills - it comes to a dead end

References

External links

GENUKI
(Accessed: 20 November 2008) Villages in Northumberland Civil parishes in Northumberland {{Northumberland-geo-stub