Ramshope

Ramshope
Ramshope Location within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NT735045
Civil parish	Rochester
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode district	NE19
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Hexham
List of places UK England Northumberland 55°20′02″N2°25′09″W / 55.3338°N 2.4192°W / 55.3338; -2.4192

Ramshope is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Rochester in Northumberland, England located in Northumberland National Park. It lies on the A68 road, between Byrness and Carter Bar on the Scottish border. In 1881 the parish had a population of 13. ^[1]

There are very few houses in Ramshope today, including a farm and Ramshope Lodge, both located on the A68 road. The name can also be found in Ramshope Burn, a tributary of the Catcleugh Reservoir and the River Rede. ^[2]

Governance

Ramshope was formerly an extra-parochial tract, ^[3] from 1858 Ramshope was a civil parish in its own right ^[4] until it was abolished on 25 March 1886 to form Rochester Ward. ^[5]

References

1. "Population statistics Ramshope ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 26 April 2022.
2. Map showing location of Ramshope parish (streetmap.co.uk)
3. "History of Ramshope, in Tynedale and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
4. "Relationships and changes Ramshope ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
5. "Bellingham Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

External links

• GENUKI (Accessed: 22 November 2008)