Wall, Northumberland
Wall, Northumberland
| Wall | |
| Northumberland | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Village Green | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY916689 |
| Location: | 55°-0’54"N, 2°7’55"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 458 (2011) |
| Post town: | Hexham |
| Postcode: | NE46 |
| Dialling code: | 01434 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Northumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Hexham |
Wall is a village in southern Northumberland, by Hadrian's Wall (after which it is named) and to the north of Hexham. The River North Tyne flows by the village.
The Battle of Heavenfield was fought nearby in 633 or 634, at which Oswald of Northumbria defeated and slew Cadwallon of Gwynedd.
Transport links
Wall is on the A6079 road that follows down the east side of the North Tyne and on to Hexham. Hadrian's Wall runs to the north and the Hadrian's Wall Path likewise, crossing the North Tyne on the bridge just north of the village.
Once Wall had its own railway station on the Border Counties Railway, which linked the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway at Hexham with the Border Union Railway at Riccarton Junction. The first section of the route was opened between Hexham and Chollerford in 1858 and the remainder in 1862. The line was closed to passengers by British Rail in 1956.
The station, and signal box, still stands and is now in use as a private house.
Outside links
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