20-518: Bywell Castle is situated in the village of Bywell overlooking the River Tyne , four miles east of Corbridge , Northumberland , England ( grid reference NZ049615 ). It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument . It was built in 1430 by the Neville family (see Earl of Westmorland ) but was never completed. The impressive three-storey gatehouse remains, together with part of
40-797: A curtain wall into which has been incorporated a much later house (Grade II listed). King Henry VI took refuge in Bywell Castle after the Battle of Hexham in 1464. The Castle is privately owned and not normally open to visitors. It is the seat of the Viscounts Allendale . Bywell Castle gave its name to a ship , which ploughed into the SS Princess Alice on the River Thames in September 1878, sinking her within minutes. The number of lives lost in
60-567: A number of gravestones in memory of prominent villagers. In the porch is a stone slab commemorating Thomas Bewick who is buried in the churchyard, next to the tower. Ovingham had a charter for a market and two annual fairs on 26 October and 26 April. There was also a monthly tryst for cattle and sheep, which was discontinued in 1823. The ceremony for the Fair was similar to that for the Stagshaw Bank Fair at Corbridge nearby. A procession moved to
80-405: A tall slender Anglo-Saxon tower. There are fragments of an Anglo-Saxon cross in the church, which was much enlarged in the 13th century – wider, loftier and with long lancet windows . The nave with aisles is only two bays long, as the north and south transepts , each with a west aisle, take up the space of two more bays. There is a long chancel with very little ornament. The churchyard has
100-453: A total population of 4,534. Bywell Hall 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. There are two churches in Bywell. Lord and Lady Allendale own much of the land surrounding Bywell. They also own most of Bywell itself, therefore a substantial amount of the village is not open to
120-645: Is a private preparatory school in Newton Hall , in the north of Bywell Parish. Each year in May, Lord and Lady Allendale hold a hunter trial course in aid of the Charlotte Straker Project. Since 2013 the Northumberland County Show has been held around in the grounds of Bywell Hall. Ovingham Middle School Ovingham / ˈ ɒ v ɪ ŋ dʒ əm / is a village and civil parish in
140-605: Is about 1 mile (1.6 km) away on the south side of the River Tyne , in the village of Stocksfield. Bywell is about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from the A69 dual carriageway, to which it is connected by the B6309. Bywell is in the catchment area for Ovingham First School, despite Broomley First school in Stocksfield being closer. Bywell is in the catchment area for Ovingham Middle School and Prudhoe Community High School . Mowden Hall School
160-505: Is entitled the Dyers of Ovingham , showing two men who are carrying a large tub on a pole. Mabel Stephenson, George's mother, was a daughter of an Ovingham dyer named Richard Carr. There were weavers in Ovingham, as well as a local tidewaiter , or customs inspector. The vicarage was, in medieval times, a cell for three Augustinian canons of Hexham , and was rebuilt in the seventeenth century. It
180-512: Is likely that the Ovingham mill dam on the Tyne raised the level of the water. The bridge is grade 2 listed and required repairs to the mortar after the severe flood of 2015. The adjacent ford was replaced by a concrete road bridge in the 1960s, although this is low lying and is overtopped by the Whittle Burn during times of flood. Whittle dean is a deep woody dell which stretches southwards & joins
200-409: The River Tyne opposite Stocksfield , between Hexham and Newcastle . The parish has a population of around 380 and Newton to the north is now its most populous settlement. Bywell means bend in the river: it is situated on a bend on the River Tyne . Bywell is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham . An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward stretches east to Wylam with
220-482: The Tyne Valley of south Northumberland , England. It lies on the River Tyne 10 miles (16 km) east of Hexham with neighbours Prudhoe , Ovington , Wylam and Stocksfield . The River Tyne provided an obstacle between Ovingham and Prudhoe until 20 December 1883, when a toll bridge ( Ovingham Bridge ) was finally opened, taking the place of the ferry. The steel tubes are marked Dorman Long Middlesbrough ,
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#1733093148105240-568: The Tyne Valley Line . The line was opened in 1838, and links the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear with Carlisle in Cumbria. The line follows the course of the River Tyne through Northumberland . Passenger services on the Tyne Valley Line are operated by Northern . The line is also heavily used for freight . The railway station is across the River Tyne on the south bank of
260-419: The Tyne east of Ovington . The waters of this dean (peculiarly soft & clear) are the most celebrated in the north of England for whitening linen cloth. Mr. William Newton's bleach green, situated on this stream at the confluence of the Tyne is known and famed throughout all these northern parts. (Mackenzie 1825). The Whittle Burn can be traced back to the present day Whittledean Water Works on either side of
280-467: The disaster are unclear but estimates have ranged from 590 to 640. This article about an English castle is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Northumberland building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bywell Bywell is a village and civil parish in Northumberland , England. It is situated on the north bank of
300-567: The firm which designed and built the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Tyne Bridge . Ovingham is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham and forms part of the Bywell electoral ward for Northumberland County Council. There was a dyehouse at Ovingham, and in 1828 William Bullock was the foreman. Both Thomas Bewick from nearby Cherryburn and George Stephenson from nearby Wylam had relatives who were dyers. One of Bewick's woodcuts
320-496: The line of Hadrian's Wall near Welton Hall. The first three trees of the Ovingham Community Orchard were planted in the old grazing field next to the allotments by children from Ovingham First School on Friday 23 November 2018. The following morning about 40 villagers turned out to plant the remaining 21 trees. Each tree will produce a different variety of apple. The village is served by Prudhoe railway station on
340-548: The principal alehouse for the 'riding of the fair', led by the Duke of Northumberland 's pipers, dressed in light blue and adorned with the Duke's sign of a crescent moon. The procession included the Duke's agent, bailiff, constable with many farmers and tenants. The fair was proclaimed and then they beat the bounds, returning to the tavern to drink the Duke's health from punch provided by him. After this men, women and children alike went to enjoy
360-452: The public. The village is served by Stocksfield railway station on the Tyne Valley Line . The line was fully opened in 1838, and links the city of Newcastle upon Tyne with Carlisle in Cumbria . The line follows the course of the River Tyne through Northumberland . Passenger services on the Tyne Valley Line are operated by Northern . The line is also used for freight . The station
380-613: The river technically not in Ovingham but in the neighbouring small town Prudhoe. Bus There are multiple bus stops in Ovingham. The village lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the A69 road giving good links with Newcastle upon Tyne , Hexham , and Carlisle . The A695 road is accessible across Ovingham Bridge giving access to places on the south side of the River Tyne including Gateshead . Ovingham has two schools, Ovingham Middle School and Ovingham CE First School. Ovingham Middle School educates 358 children, aged 9–13. The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary has
400-593: Was formerly the residence of the late Frank Atkinson , who did so much to establish the Beamish Museum in County Durham , and also the Bewick Trust at Cherryburn . Bewick received his education in the vicarage and the church. The Ovingham ' pack-horse' bridge over the Whittle Burn consists of two segmental arches with a width of five feet between the parapets, so that it could not be used for wheeled traffic. It
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