Powburn - Izeria

Powburn is a small village on the A697 in Northumberland, England about 8 miles (13 km) south of Wooler and 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Alnwick.

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Hedgeley railway station

Hedgeley railway station served the area of Hedgeley, Northumberland, England from 1887 to 1953 on the Cornhill Branch.

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Hedgeley Hall is a privately owned late 18th-century country house situated near Powburn, Northumberland, 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Alnwick. It is a Grade II listed building. Hedgeley Hall lies in the former parish of Hedgeley. In January 1463/4, during the War of the Roses, Sir Ralph Percy was slain there in a skirmish between the Lancastrians and Yorkists on Hedgeley Moor. The estate at Hedgeley was purchased by Ralph Carr in 1786 and he substantially rebuilt the earlier house which had stood on the site. Ralph's son, John Carr of Hedgeley and Dunston Hill, Gateshead, who was High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1813, married Hannah Ellison, sister of Cuthbert Ellison of Hebburn Hall. Their son Ralph Carr (High Sheriff in 1845) inherited the Hebburn estates from his cousin, Colonel Cuthbert Ellison, in 1870. In 1871, complying with a request from the colonel, he was granted royal permission to add the name Ellison to his own surname. Hedgeley Hall was remodelled in the 19th century when rear wings were added, and was significantly extended and improved by Colonel Ralph Henry Carr-Ellison with the assistance of architect George Reavell between 1910 and 1914. The interior was enhanced by the transfer of doors and fireplaces from Dunston Hill and Hebburn Hall. The house and working estate remain in the ownership of the Carr-Ellison family.

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Branton, Northumberland

Branton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ingram, in Northumberland, England. It is about 9 miles (14 km) west of Alnwick. In 1951 the parish had a population of 50.

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Brandon, Northumberland

Brandon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ingram, in Northumberland, in England. It is about 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Alnwick and 8 miles (13 km) south of Wooler in the Breamish Valley, just off the A697 north of Powburn. In 1951 the parish had a population of 58. The village, or hamlet, is actually all one farm, farmed by the Shell family since at least the late 19th century. On the north side of the main road is a line of tied cottages and the old blacksmith's shop, still in good condition though lacking a blacksmith. On the south side is the traditional square of farm buildings and the Grade B listed farm house which now also provides 'bed and breakfast' accommodation. Hidden in the corner of a small paddock next to the road is the mill race, apparently just a line of very large flagstones but covering a deep and well preserved stone channel, which shows that the traditional square farm buildings once contained a mill. Some more modern buildings have been added on, mostly to the west end of the farm, however the older buildings are still in good original condition. The farm has a mixed arable, livestock and contracting business. They were spared both the BSE and Foot & Mouth epidemics, in the first case by always having fed organic feeds free from animal protein.

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