Goswick
| Goswick | |
| Northumberland | |
|---|---|
 Goswick Golf Course | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NU035465 |
| Location: | 55°42’0"N, 1°54’25"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| Postcode: | TD15 |
| Dialling code: | 01289 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Northumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Berwick-upon-Tweed |
Goswick is a hamlet in Northumberland, approximately five miles south-east of Berwick-upon-Tweed, between the A1 and the North Sea coast.
Adjacent to the viilage are Goswick Sands which connect with Lindisfarne (Holy Island). The island is approximately 10 miles by road but only 2 miles walk along the footpath, across the Goswick sands and along the Holy Island causway.
The Goswick Links golf club, the Beachcomber campsite and residents of the 12 houses enjoy the North Sea beaches and views across the sands to Holy Island and Lindisfarne Castle.
History
Goswick station was opened in November 1870 when it was known as Windmill Hill Station, but it was renamed Goswick station on 1 January 1898, on the East Coast Main Line. In 1907 Goswick was the site of an Express Goods train derailment and on 26 October 1947 the Goswick rail crash in which 28 people were killed and 65 injured when an Edinburgh to London express was derailed. On 28 October 1953 a 'Glasgow to Colchester' train was derailed and one person was injured.[1]
On 15 September 1958 the station was closed to passengers, and on 10 August 1964 it was closed for goods trains. Finally the signal box was closed on 24 March 1982.