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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"BYWELL ST. ANDREW, a parish in the eastern division of Tynedale ward, in the county of Northumberland, 13 miles to the W. of Newcastle, its post town. It is pleasantly situated in a wooded district, on the banks of the river Tyne, and is crossed by the Newcastle and Carlisle railway, on which Stocksfield, one of its townships, is a station. The parish comprises the townships of Bearl, Broomhaugh, Riding, Stocksfield Hall, and Styford. Bywell was the head of an ancient barony, which was held soon after the Conquest by Guy de Baliol, and subsequently by the Nevilles, by whom it was forfeited in 1571. It then passed into the possession of the Fenwicks. Remains of the castle and a chapel still exist near the river. The village of Bywell is partly in this parish and partly in that of St. Peter. The manufacture of saddlers' ironmongery was once carried on here to a considerable extent. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham, value £159, in the patronage of W. B. Beaumont, Esq. The church, which has a lofty tower, is dedicated to St. Andrew. The church of St. Peter stands near it. The Tyne is here crossed by a handsome new bridge, erected at a cost of £15,000. Bywell Hall, the seat of Wentworth B. Beaumont, Esq., M.P., is an elegant mansion, built by the Fenwicks, and stands in a pleasant spot near the river. There is a waterfall near the village, and a corn-mill."

"BEARL, a township in the parish of Bywell St. Andrew, Tindale ward, in the county of Northumberland, 8 miles to the E. of Hexham."

"BROOMHAUGH, a township in the parish of Bywell St. Andrew, Tynedale ward, in the county of Northumberland, 8 miles to the E. of Hexham. It lies near the Newcastle and Carlisle railway."

"RIDING, a township in the parish of Bywell St. Andrew, E. division of Tynedale ward, county Northumberland, 6 miles S.E. of Hexham, and a quarter of a mile from Riding Mill. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Roman Way, Watling Street, and near Newcastle railway. The bridge over the river Tyne was erected in 1822 across the dangerous ford of Dipton Burn. Riding House is the principal residence."

"STOCKSFIELD-HALL, a township in the parish of Bywell St. Andrew, E. division of Tynedale ward, county Northumberland, 5½ miles S.E. of Corbridge, and 9 S.E. of Hexham. It has a station on the York and Berwick railway. It is situated on the river Tyne, which is here crossed by a bridge of five arches constructed in 1836. The soil is rich and productive. W. B. Beaumont, Esq., is lord of the manor."

"STYFORD, a township in the parish of Bywell St. Andrew, E. division of Tyndale ward, county Northumberland, 6 miles E. of Hexham, and 3 W. of Stocksfield railway station. It is situated on the Newcastle railway and the river Tyne. The principal residence is Styford Hall. William Grey, Esq., is lord of the manor."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]