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Widdrington railway station |
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Widdrington
Widdrington shown within Northumberland |
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| Population | 2,386 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | NZ245941 |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MORPETH |
| Postcode district | NE61 |
| Dialling code | 01670 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Widdrington Station is a village in the county of Northumberland, England. It has about 2300 residents. As its name suggests it has a railway station which is on the East Coast Main Line. It is located about 8 miles (13 km) north east of Morpeth, the county town. It shares its civil parish council with the nearby village of Stobswood, which has a population of around 120.
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Both Widdrington Station and Stobswood lie within the Ulgham Ward of the new county-wide unitary authority, Northumberland County Council. The County Councillor is Cllr David J. Towns (Conservative), and the villages fall within the Druridge Bay Community Forum and the Northern Area Committee jurisdictions of the new Council.