Wark on Tyne

Wark
Housing on the banks of the River North Tyne at Wark
Wark  Wark shown within Northumberland
Population	741 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	NY865775
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HEXHAM
Postcode district	NE48
Dialling code	01434
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
EU Parliament	North East England
UK Parliament	Hexham
List of places UK England Northumberland

Coordinates: 55°05′30″N 2°12′47″W / 55.0917°N 2.2130°W / 55.0917; -2.2130

Wark on Tyne is a small village and civil parish usually called Wark in Northumberland, England about 12 miles (19 km) north of Hexham.

The name is derived from the Viking word for Earthworks, and refers to the mound at the south of the village, where a meeting hall once stood. The hotel name 'battlesteads' is taken from the stables that once stood there, as the meeting hall was used as the main meeting place for the Clan Chieftains. Wark was also once the capital town of Tynedale, and still retains a Town Hall, rather than a Village Hall.

Governance

Wark is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.

Transport

Wark was served by Wark railway station on the Border Counties Railway which linked the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, near Hexham, with the Border Union Railway at Riccarton Junction. The first section of the route was opened between Hexham and Chollerford in 1858, the remainder opening in 1862.Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063.  The line was closed to passengers by British Railways in 1956. Part of the line is now beneath the surface of Kielder Water.

References

External links

• Images and History of Wark Castle site
• GENUKI (accessed: 14 November 2008)
• Northumberland Communities (accessed: 14 November 2008)

External links

Media related to Wark on Tyne at Wikimedia Commons