Bywell

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Bywell is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne opposite Stocksfield, between Hexham and Newcastle. The parish has a population of around 380 and Newton to the north is now its most populous settlement.

Name

Bywell means bend in the river: it is situated on a bend on the River Tyne.

Governance

Bywell is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward stretches east to Wylam with a total population of 4,534.

Landmarks

Bywell Hall is an imposing house of 1766 by James Paine. Bywell Castle is a gatehouse tower built in the early 15th century for Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland. There are two churches in Bywell.

Landowners

Lord and Lady Allendale own much of the land surrounding Bywell. They also own most of Bywell itself, therefore a substantial amount of the village is not open to the public.

Transport

Rail

The village is served by Stocksfield railway station on the Tyne Valley Line. The line was fully opened in 1838, and links the city of Newcastle upon Tyne 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. The line is also used for freight. The station is about 1 mi away on the south side of the River Tyne, in the village of Stocksfield.

Road

Bywell is about 2.5 km from the A69 dual carriageway, to which it is connected by the B6309.

Education

Bywell is in the catchment area for Ovingham First School, despite Broomley First school in Stocksfield being closer. Bywell is in the catchment area for Ovingham Middle School and Prudhoe Community High School. Mowden Hall School is a private preparatory school in Newton Hall, in the north of Bywell Parish.

Events

Each year in May, Lord and Lady Allendale hold a hunter trial course in aid of the Charlotte Straker Project. Since 2013 the Northumberland County Show has been held around in the grounds of Bywell Hall.

Notable people

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