Thorneyburn
Thorneyburn is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tarset, in Northumberland, England, to the northwest of Bellingham. In 1951 the parish had a population of 74.[1]
Governance[]
Thorneyburn is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. On 1 April 1958 the parish was abolished to form Tarset.[2]
Transport[]
Thorneyburn was served by Thorneyburn 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.[3] The line was closed to passengers by British Railways in 1956. Part of the line is now beneath the surface of Kielder Water.
To the west of the station was the Thorneyburn Tileworks.[4]
Religious sites[]
The church is dedicated to St Aidan.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Population statistics Thorneyburn AP/Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Thorneyburn AP/Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- ^ "Border Counties Railway at Railscot". Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ^ (2006). Churches of Newcastle and Northumberland. Stroud, Gloucestershire, England: Tempus Publishing Limited. p. 89. ISBN 0-7524-4071-3. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016.
External links[]
- GENUKI (Accessed: 3 December 2008)
- Villages in Northumberland
- Former civil parishes in Northumberland