Bardon Mill

Bardon Mill
Bardon Mill
Bardon Mill  Bardon Mill shown within Northumberland
Population	364 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	NY785645
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Hexham
Postcode district	NE47
Dialling code	01434
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
EU Parliament	North East England
UK Parliament	Hexham
List of places: UK • England • Northumberland

 

Bardon Mill is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the west of Haydon Bridge and Hexham, on the River South Tyne.

Governance

Bardon Mill is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.

Transport

Rail

Bardon Mill railway station

The town is served by Bardon Mill railway station on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, also known as the Tyne Valley Line. The line was opened in 1838, and links the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear with Carlisle in Cumbria. The line follows the course of the River Tyne through Northumberland.

Passenger services on the Tyne Valley Line are operated by Northern Rail and First ScotRail. The line is also heavily used for freight.

The station is on the south side of the village close by the River South Tyne.

Road

The village is served by the A69 road, which is a major road running east-west across the Pennines, linking Newcastle upon Tyne with Carlisle in Cumbria.

Amenities

The local pub in Bardon Mill is the Bowes Hotel (pictured).

Landmarks

A little over a mile to the south-west, Willimoteswick Manor is a 16th century fortified manor house, largely rebuilt in 1900.

Notable residents

Lilian Bowes-Lyon (1895–1949), was born and grew up at Ridley Hall, near Bardon Mill. She wrote many poems about Northumberland, including Allendale Dog and Northumbrian farm. She was a cousin of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900–2002) — the widow of King George VI, and mother of Queen Elizabeth II.

External links

Media related to Bardon Mill at Wikimedia Commons