OS grid reference NY696499 Region North East Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Tuesday 6:13 PM Ceremonial county Northumberland UK parliament constituency Hexham | Unitary authority Country England Postcode district CA9 Dialling code 01434 Post town Alston | |
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Kirkhaugh is a very small village adjacent to the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England. The village lies close to the A689 road north of Alston, Cumbria.
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Map of Kirkhaugh, Alston, UK
Governance
Kirkhaugh is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.
Transport
Although the Standard Gauge Alston Line from Haltwhistle to Alston passed through Kirkhaugh, there was no station here when normal British Rail passenger services operated. The line opened in 1852 and closed in 1976.
Since 1983 a narrow-gauge railway has opened on part of the original trackbed. The railway, known as the South Tynedale Railway, is a 2-foot (0.61 m) gauge line and runs 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from Alston to a station at Kirkhaugh, and includes a viaduct over the River South Tyne. Efforts are being made to extend the line north to Slaggyford.
Religious sites
The church, rebuilt in 1869, is thought to be the only English church dedicated to the Holy Paraclete (that is, the Holy Spirit).