Deadwater is a small settlement 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 ...
,
England
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, about north west of
Kielder, Northumberland
Kielder is a small, remote village in western Northumberland, England. Located at the head of Kielder Water and in the north west of Kielder Forest, the village is within of the Scottish border.
History
There was early settlement around Kiel ...
, on the English side of the border between Scotland and England. It is regarded as the source of the River North Tyne, which merges with the River South Tyne near Hexham, and continues around 93 miles/150 km to the North Sea.
Governance
Deadwater is in the
parliamentary
A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ...
constituency of
Hexham.
Transport
Deadwater was served by
Deadwater railway station 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, with the
Border Union Railway at
Riccarton Junction. The first section of the route was opened between
Hexham and
Chollerford in 1858, the remainder opening in 1862.
[ The line was closed to passengers by British Railways in 1956. Part of the line is now beneath the surface of Kielder Water.
The station still stands and looks little different from the days when it was open. It is now in use as a private house.]
See also
* Kielder Water
References
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External links
Villages in Northumberland
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