- Deadwater, Northumberland
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For other uses, see Deadwater.
Coordinates: 55°15′40″N 2°37′23″W / 55.261°N 2.623°W
Deadwater
Kielder Forest and reservoir
Deadwater shown within Northumberland
OS grid reference NY605965 Unitary authority Northumberland Ceremonial county Northumberland Region North East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town HEXHAM Postcode district NE48 Police Northumbria Fire Northumberland Ambulance North East EU Parliament North East England UK Parliament Hexham List of places: UK • England • Northumberland Deadwater is a small settlement in Northumberland, in England about 3 miles (5 km) north west of Kielder, Northumberland, on the English side of the border between Scotland and England.
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Governance
Deadwater is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.
Transport
Deadwater was served by Deadwater railway station on the Border Counties Railway which linked the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, 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.[1] 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.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Border Counties Railway at Railscot". http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Border_Counties_Railway/frame.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063.
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
External links
Categories:- Villages in Northumberland
- Northumberland geography stubs
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