Newlands, Northumberland

Last updated

Newlands
Newlands near Ebchester - geograph.org.uk - 2413010.jpg
Northumberland UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Newlands
Location within Northumberland
Civil parish
Unitary authority
  • Northumberland
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CONSETT
Postcode district DH8
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland
54°53′38″N1°51′32″W / 54.894°N 1.859°W / 54.894; -1.859

Newlands is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shotley Low Quarter, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is north of Ebchester and south of Whittonstall on the B6309, which follows the route of the ancient Roman road of Watling Street. It is situated north of the River Derwent (forming a border between County Durham and Northumberland). The nearest large settlement is Consett to the south west. In 1951 the parish had a population of 71. [1]

Contents

Newlands, a hamlet in Northumberland near the County Durham village of Ebchester. Newlands (1).jpg
Newlands, a hamlet in Northumberland near the County Durham village of Ebchester.

The hamlet consists mainly of a group of closely located farmhouses on a road called Fine Lane, west of and coming off the B6309. The derelict Marley Tiles factory sits on the B6309 itself, currently subject to a planning application for 109 homes. [2]

A second batch of houses and rental shalets known as Newlands Lodges [3] sit at the point where the B6309 crosses the River Derwent and climbs Chare Bank into Ebchester where it meets and crosses the A694.

The only public transport is the twice daily 689 bus service (three times Saturday) between Consett and Hexham via Slaley. [4] However, bus links to Newcastle and Consett (X45 and 47) are available from nearby Ebchester.

Attractions

Veering south west off Fine Lane and past Sisterson Farm, is a footpath running parallel to then crossing a stream known as Small Burn. [5] Two waterfalls can be found on this stream, collectively referred to on Google Maps as Small Burn Falls (also referred to Sisterson Falls after the nearby farm). The first is hidden in the trees at the top of a gorge on the edge of Newlands (note this can be dangerous to access when the stream is in flood). The second can be found a further 150 m further on where the footpath crosses Small Burn over a stone bridge.

The path crosses a further stream called Mere Burn [6] with another small waterfall, Mere Burn Waterfall, before turning south then running south west adjacent to the River Derwent towards Shotley Bridge. For this reason, the path is nicknamed locally as Waterfall Way[ citation needed ]. Both streams join the River Derwent.

The first of the two Small Burn waterfalls, collectively referred to on Google Maps as Sisterson Falls, Newlands, named after a nearby farm. The first is the nearest one to the hamlet, hidden in a gorge. Newlands - Waterfall (1).jpg
The first of the two Small Burn waterfalls, collectively referred to on Google Maps as Sisterson Falls, Newlands, named after a nearby farm. The first is the nearest one to the hamlet, hidden in a gorge.
The second of the two Small Burn waterfalls, Newlands. This waterfall is further away from Newlands, again on the stream known as Small Burn. Newlands (7).jpg
The second of the two Small Burn waterfalls, Newlands. This waterfall is further away from Newlands, again on the stream known as Small Burn.
Mere Burn Waterfall outside Newlands. This small waterfall exists as shown where the footpath crosses Mere Burn further away from Newlands on the way to Shotley Bridge. Newlands (14).jpg
Mere Burn Waterfall outside Newlands. This small waterfall exists as shown where the footpath crosses Mere Burn further away from Newlands on the way to Shotley Bridge.
The Swinging Cat , Newlands, Northumberland. Swinging Cat.jpg
The Swinging Cat , Newlands, Northumberland.

History

The name "Newlands" means 'New land'. [7]

The originals of the hamlet possibly date back to the granting of 314 acres of land in 1200 by Hugh de Baliol in about 1200 "to be assarted (cleared of trees), cultivated, built upon and enclosed" on the Ebchester road. Another 200 acres were added later [8]

Newlands was formerly a township in the parish of Bywell St. Peter, [9] [10] [11] from 1866 Newlands was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished and merged with Shotley Low Quarter. [12]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">River Derwent, North East England</span> River in Durham and Northumberland, England

The River Derwent is a river which flows between the historic county boundaries of Durham and Northumberland in the north east of England. It broadens into the Derwent Reservoir, west of Consett. The Derwent is a tributary of the River Tyne, which it joins at Derwenthaugh near Gateshead.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hexham</span> Town and civil parish in Northumberland, England

Hexham is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden nearby, and close to Hadrian's Wall. Hexham was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. In 2011, it had a population of 13,097.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tynedale</span> Former local government district in England

Tynedale was a local government district in Northumberland, England. The district had a resident population of 58,808 according to the 2001 census. The main towns were Hexham, Haltwhistle and Prudhoe. The district contained part of Hadrian's Wall and the southern part of Northumberland National Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shotley Bridge</span> Village in England

Shotley Bridge is a village, adjoining the town of Consett to the south in County Durham, England, 15 miles northwest of Durham.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haltwhistle</span> Market town in Northumberland, England

Haltwhistle is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 23 miles east of Carlisle and 37 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It had a population of 3,811 at the 2011 Census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Hexham is a constituency in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Joe Morris of the Labour Party. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

East Law is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated on the A694 to the north of Consett and north east of Shotley Bridge. It is located south west of Ebchester, of which it can be considered an outlying part.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ebchester</span> Village in County Durham, England

Ebchester is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and Shotley Bridge. It also sits to the south east of Whittonstall and the hamlet of Newlands. Running north east to south west along the A694, Ebchester consists of Low Westwood, Ebchester itself and East Law.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Medomsley</span> Human settlement in England

Medomsley is a village in County Durham, England. It is about 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the centre of Consett, 1+1⁄2 miles (2 km) south of Hamsterley and 1 mile (2 km) southeast of Ebchester along the B6309. Leadgate lies a further mile to the south east.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anick</span> Human settlement in England

Anick is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sandhoe, in Northumberland, England, situated to the north of Hexham. In 1881 the parish had a population of 153.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Broomhaugh</span> Human settlement in England

Broomhaugh is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Broomhaugh and Riding, in Northumberland, England. It is situated between Hexham and Newcastle upon Tyne, to the south of the River Tyne near Riding Mill, and adjacent to the A695 road. In 1951 the parish had a population of 228.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hindley, Northumberland</span> Hamlet in Northumberland, England

Hindley is a small hamlet, comprising around 20 residences. It is in the parish of Stocksfield and is just to the south of Stocksfield in Northumberland with Broomley to the west and Whittonstall to the east. It is south of the River Tyne. Hindley is composed of a large house, Hindley Hall, a farm and a post box.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Snods Edge</span> Human settlement in England

Snods Edge is a small hamlet in South Northumberland, about 4 miles (6 km) from Consett. The name is thought to have derived from "snow's edge", referring to the hamlet's close proximity to the North Pennines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Whittington</span> Village in Northumberland, England

Great Whittington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whittington, in Northumberland, England, 7 miles NE of Hexham. In 1951 the parish had a population of 158, in 2011 it had a population of 401.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vindomora</span> Roman auxiliary fort in County Durham, England

Vindomora was an auxiliary fort on Dere Street, in the province of Lower Britain. Its ruins, now known as Ebchester Roman Fort, are situated at Ebchester in the English county of Durham, to the north of Consett and 12 miles (19 km) west-south-west from Newcastle upon Tyne.

Sandhoe is a hamlet and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It lies about 3 kilometres (2 mi) northwest of Corbridge and 3 kilometres south of Hadrian's Wall. The parish touches Acomb, Corbridge, Hexham and Wall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cooklaw</span> Human settlement in England

Cooklaw is a small settlement and a former civil parish, now in the parish of Wall, in Northumberland, England. It is near the A6079 road and the River North Tyne. In 1951 the parish had a population of 119.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lambley, Northumberland</span> Village in Northumberland, England

Lambley, formerly known as Harper Town, is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Coanwood, in Northumberland, England about four miles southwest of Haltwhistle. The village lies adjacent to the River South Tyne. In 1951 the parish had a population of 298. The place name Lambley refers to the "pasture of lambs". Lambley used to be the site of a small convent of Benedictine Nuns, founded by Adam de Tindale and Heloise, his wife, in the 12th century. The Scots led by William Wallace devastated it in 1296 [Rowland gives 1297]. However it was restored and one William Tynedale was ordained priest to the nunnery in about 1508 – most likely not William Tyndale, the reformer, as once believed but another man of the same name. At the time of the suppression of religious houses by Henry VIII, the nunnery contained six inmates. Nothing now remains but the bell from the nunnery, which hangs in the church, and a few carved stones. The village lies in the Midgeholme Coalfield and there are reserves of good-quality coal remaining.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hallington, Northumberland</span> Hamlet in Northumberland, England

Hallington is a hamlet and former civil parish about 9 miles from Hexham, now in the parish of Whittington, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 75.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Whittonstall</span> Village in Northumberland, England

Whittonstall is a hilltop village in the civil parish of Shotley Low Quarter, in Northumberland, England.

References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics Newlands Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ↑ https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/plans-major-housing-development-northumberland-17363083
  3. ↑ https://www.newlandslodges.co.uk
  4. ↑ "Tynedale Links 689 - Hexham to Consett". www.gonortheast.co.uk.
  5. ↑ https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5272802
  6. ↑ https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6145317
  7. ↑ "Newlands Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  8. ↑ https://www.wilcuma.org.uk/the-history-of-northumberland-after-1066/the-medieval-countryside/
  9. ↑ "History of Newlands, in Tynedale and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  10. ↑ https://www.electricscotland.com/northumberland/historyofnorthum06nort.pdf
  11. ↑ https://ukga.org/index.php?pageid=14393
  12. ↑ "Relationships and changes Newlands Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.