Woodhorn is a village and former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
, now in the parish of
Newbiggin by the Sea, in
Northumberland
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It is bordered by land on ...
, England, about east of
Ashington. In 1931 the parish had a population of 219. The village is sometimes identified with Wucestre, given to
St Cuthbert
Cuthbert of Lindisfarne ( – 20 March 687) was an Anglo-Saxon saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. He was a monk, bishop and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Nor ...
by King
Ceolwulf Ceolwulf, occasionally spelt Ceolwulph, may refer to:
* Ceolwulf I of Mercia, King of Mercia
*Ceolwulf II of Mercia, King of Mercia
*Ceolwulf of Northumbria (Saint Ceolwulf), King of Northumbria
*Ceolwulf of Wessex
Ceolwulf (died 611) was a Kin ...
when he gave up his throne in 737 to become a monk at Lindisfarne. A medieval bell at Woodhorn, inscribed "Ave Maria", is said to be one of the oldest in existence.
Governance
On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Newbiggin by the Sea and Ashington parishes.
Economy
The main employment was at the coal mine. The mine has since closed and the site has been landscaped incorporating a lake and known as Queen Elizabeth II Country Park. Some of the mine buildings have been retained and are used as a visitor centre.
Landmarks
Woodhorn Colliery Museum is situated in a country park with a lake. With sound effects, models, paintings, working machinery etc., the museum gives an insight into life in a local coal-mining community.
[
The site of the old pit is now the location for Northumberland Record Office, a purpose-built building having been constructed to replace the two previous buildings at ]Morpeth
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*Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia
** Electoral district of Morpeth, a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales
* Morpeth, Ontario, Canada
* Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK
** Morpeth (UK ...
and Gosforth
Gosforth is a suburb of the city and metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It constituted a separate Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district from 1895 until 1974 before officially merging with the city of New ...
.
Religious sites
The church is dedicated to St Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...
.
References
External links
GENUKI
(Accessed: 27 November 2008)
* (Woodhorn colliery museum and country park, and the Northumberland archives)
Villages in Northumberland
Former civil parishes in Northumberland
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
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