Bywell

Bywell

Bywell is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne opposite Stocksfield, between Hexham and Newcastle.

It is a picturesque village, with two churches and a castle. The church of St Andrew has a fine Ango-Saxon tower, while St Peter is also partly 8th century in date. It is possibly the building in which Bishop Egbert of Lindisfarne was consecrated in AD 802.

The high garden wall to the SW of the old vicarage is known locally as the 'spite wall'. It was built to hide the vicarage from the view of the Hall. When the village of Bywell was cleared, the vicar could not be made to leave.

Bywell Hall itself is an imposing house of 1766 by James Paine.

Bywell Castle is a gatehouse tower built in the early 15th century for Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland.


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