East Chevington
| East Chevington | |
| Northumberland | |
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 A pond in the East Chevington Nature Reserve | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 1°36’25"S, 55°17’17"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 3,951 (2011 (parish)) |
| Post town: | Morpeth |
| Postcode: | NE65 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Northumberland |
East Chevington is a parish in Northumberland, and was a village until it disappeared in the 1900s.[1] Today the parish, on the coast south of Amble, has such villages as South Broomhill, Red Row and Hadston.
In 2011, the parish had a recorded population of 3,951.
There is a hamlet known as West Chevington to the west.
History
The site of the village was inhabited and the surrounding area used for agriculture at least as far back as the Middle Ages. Crop marks visible from the air suggest that the site may have been farmed as far back as Roman times, however.
An Ordnance Survey map from 1866 shows that there was a blacksmith's workshop in the village at that time. During the Second WWar, various defenses were established near the village.[2]
Chevington drift
There is a memorial stone on the site of the old drift entrance. The plaque is inscribed
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The site of the former East Chevington Drift Mine. This 5 tonne limestone boulder was preserved from East Chevington Open Cast Coal Site which worked 1982-1994 and now stands on the site of East Chevington Drift Mine which operated 1882-1962. |
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Outside links
References
- ↑ The Three Villages. Elizabeth Stewart.
- ↑ "Keys To The Past, Ref No N13388 (East Chevington, Northumberland)". http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N13388. Retrieved 24 May 2012.