Scots Gap - Izeria

Scots Gap is a small village in the civil parish of Wallington Demesne, in Northumberland, United Kingdom.

1. Population

Scots Gap has approximately 70 private residential dwellings, the oldest dating from the mid 1800s and the latest pair being under construction in 2016. Private residences in the village are dominated by West Grange Hall and estate, covering some 35 acres across the north-east corner of the village.

1. Agricultural mart

The village is best known for the livestock mart which holds weekly sales of prime sheep from June to February and occasional cattle and other sales. The mart is operated by Hexham and Northern Marts Company and the facility is the largest built structure in the village. The agricultural mart is believed to have been the primary driver behind the opening of the Scots Gap railway station in the 19th century. The railway line and station closed in 1966, though the station building survives.

1. Facilities

In addition to West Grange Hall and the agricultural mart, the village offers:

A country store operated by Robson & Cowan A petrol station Arkwrights Village Store The Scots Gap Methodist Church The Scots Gap Medical Group, a GP surgery voted best in the UK in 2016 The former North East Regional Office of the National Trust, now empty

1. References

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Scotsgap railway station

Scotsgap was a stone-built railway station in Northumberland on the Wansbeck Railway, which served the villages of Scots' Gap and Cambo. It was located on the line between Morpeth and Reedsmouth, and was the junction for the branch line of the Northumberland Railway to Rothbury.

Landmark Train

West Grange Hall

West Grange Hall is an English country house and estate in the village of Scots Gap, Northumberland, built between 1863 and 1896 and originally part of the Wallington Estate.

Historic Site Landmark

Rothley, Northumberland

Rothley is a small settlement and civil parish in Northumberland, England about 2 miles (3 km) north east of Cambo and about 6 miles (10 km) west of Morpeth.

Landmark Neighbourhood

Cambo, Northumberland

Cambo is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wallington Demesne, in Northumberland, England. It is about 11 miles (18 km) to the west of the county town of Morpeth at the junction of the B6342 and B6343 roads. The village was gifted along with the Wallington Estate to the National Trust by Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan in 1942, the first donation of its kind. It remains a National Trust village. In 1951 the parish had a population of 60. There is a village school, Cambo First School, which had 46 pupils in September 2020 aged 4-9 years. There is a church, a village hall and a community orchard in the village.

Church Neighbourhood