Broomhaugh

Broomhaugh
Northumberland
Location
Grid reference:	NZ015615
Location:	54°56’54"N, 1°58’41"W
Data
Post town:	Riding Mill
Postcode:	NE44
Dialling code:	01434
Local Government
Council:	Northumberland
Parliamentary constituency:	Hexham

Broomhaugh is a village in Northumberland. It is situated between Hexham and Newcastle upon Tyne, to the south of the River Tyne near Riding Mill, and adjacent to the A695 road.

Broomhaugh lies at the eastern edge of the village of Riding Mill. Broomhaugh consists of a mix of stone buildings dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, an Edwardian terrace and two brick-built terraces linked to the development of the railway between Newcastle and Carlisle. The earlier buildings include a former farm house, farm buildings converted into houses and a Methodist chapel and manse.

The majority of the housing is located on what local people refer to as "The Street", which runs down to a former ford across the River Tyne. The Street follows the line of a former drovers' road down which cattle were driven from Scotland to the market towns of northern England.

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