Tarset

Tarset

West Tarset (coord|55.17,-2.33) is a township in Northumberland, England. It is part of the parish of Thorneyburn.cite encyclopedia|date=1968|encyclopedia=A Genealogical Gazetteer of England: An Alphabetical Dictionary of Places With Their Location, Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, Population, and the Date of the Earliest Entry In the Registers of Every Ancient Parish in England|author=Frank Smith|article=West Tarset|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com|isbn=0806303166|pages=510]

It is 4 miles west-north-west of Bellingham. In 1831, its population was 169. [cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=A Topographical Dictionary of England|author=Samuel Lewis|pages=268|date=1831|publisher=S. Lewis|article=Tarset] In 1968, its population was 149.

The Border Counties Railway used to stop in Tarset. Passenger and freight service ended when the line was closed in 1958. cite news |title=Border Counties Railway| url=http://www.northumbrian-railways.co.uk/border.html |publisher= Northumbrian Railways ]

References


* [http://www.northofthetyne.co.uk/TarsetCastle.html Images of Tarset Castle site]

Further reading

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External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Tarset&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl Tarset on Google Maps]


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