Goswick () is a hamlet 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, situated approximately south-east 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 ...

, England, between the A1 and the

North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the ...

coast.

History

Goswick station

Goswick station was opened in November 1870 when it was known as ''Windmill Hill Station'', but it was renamed ''Goswick station'' on 1 January 1898. It was part of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) which ran from

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.Northumberland Railways - Goswick station
In 1907 Goswick was the site of an Express Goods train derailment. From 5 May 1941 until 7 October 1946 the station was closed to passengers as part of the

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economy measures. On 26 October 1947 it was the site of the

Goswick rail crash The Goswick rail crash occurred on 26 October 1947 near the village of Goswick, Northumberland, England. The '' Flying Scotsman'' express from Edinburgh Waverley to London King's Cross failed to slow down for a diversion and derailed. Twenty- ...

in which 28 people were killed and 65 injured when an Edinburgh to London express was derailed. On 28 October 1953 a 'Glasgow to Colchester' train was derailed and one person was injured.Railways Archive - Ministry report.
/ref> On 15 September 1958 the station was closed to passengers, and on 10 August 1964 it was closed for Goods trains. Finally the signal box was closed on 24 March 1982.

Governance

Goswick is in the

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constituency of

Geography

Goswick is approximately 5 miles south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and adjacent to Goswick Sands which connect with Lindisfarne (Holy Island). The island is approximately 10 miles by road but only 2 miles walk along the footpath, across the Goswick sands and along the Holy Island causeway. The Goswick Links golf club, the ''Beachcomber'' campsite and residents of the 12 houses enjoy the North Sea beaches and views across the sands to Lindisfarne (Holy Island) and

Lindisfarne Castle Lindisfarne Castle is a 16th-century castle located on Holy Island, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, much altered by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1901. The island is accessible from the mainland at low tide by means of a causeway. H ...

References

Hamlets in Northumberland {{Northumberland-geo-stub