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East Chevington
East Chevington est une paroisse civile du Northumberland, en Angleterre. La population de la paroisse civile au recensement de 2011 était de 3 951 habitants.
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East Chevington
East Chevington is a parish in Northumberland, England, and was a village until it disappeared in the 1900s.
In 2001, the parish had a population of 3,192, increasing to 3,951 at the 2011 Census.
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Hadston
Hadston is a village in the civil parish of East Chevington, in Northumberland, England, about 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Amble. In 2011 Hadston had a population of 2,708.
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Broomhill (Northumberland) railway station
Broomhill railway station served the village of Broomhill in Northumberland, England, a former pit village. The station was on a short branch line of about 5 miles (8 km) which linked the town of Amble with the East Coast Main Line near to Chevington.
The line through the station site was opened in September 1849 by the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company (YN&BR) to carry coal from the local collieries to Amble's Warkworth Harbour, the station itself was opened on 2 June 1879 by which time the YN&BR had become part of the North Eastern Railway.
The station was located in a shallow cutting on the east side of what is now Station Road, opposite the Broomhill Hotel (now The Trap Inn), there was one platform on the north side of a single track, immediately to the east of the station was a passing loop which itself had a small goods yard and shed to its north, the yard was equipped with a 1½ ton crane. To the south of the station were extensive sidings serving Broomhill Colliery and its associated brickworks and gas works.
In the winter of 1912/1913 the station had four weekday services in each direction with an extra three or four services on Saturdays, there were no services on Sundays.
The passenger service closed on 7 July 1930, with the last train two days before on 5 July, and the goods service closed 34 years later on 4 May 1964 although by this time it had been reduced to a public delivery siding. The station had 27,746 passengers in 1911.
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HM Prison Castington
HM Prison Castington was a male juvenile's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Acklington in Northumberland, England. The prison was operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. In 2011 the facility was merged into the newly named HM Prison Northumberland.
Castington Prison was the most northerly Young Offenders Institution in England, and was built on the site of the former RAF Acklington airfield.
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RAF Acklington
Royal Air Force Acklington, simply known as RAF Acklington, is a former Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) southwest of Amble, Northumberland and 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The airfield was operational initially from 1916 being used by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and from April 1918 its successor the Royal Air Force (RAF) before being closed in 1920 however it was reopened in 1938 being used by the RAF until 1972. After 1972 the site was turned over to Her Majesty's Prison Service for the creation of two new prisons.