Goswick () is a hamlet in

Northumberland Northumberland () is a ceremonial counties of England, county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Ab ...

, England, situated approximately south-east of

Berwick-upon-Tweed Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census recor ...

, England, between the A1 and the

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coast.

History

Goswick station

Goswick station was opened in November 1870 when it was known as ''Windmill Hill Station'', but it was renamed ''Goswick station'' on 1 January 1898. It was part of the

East Coast Main Line The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a electrified railway between London and Edinburgh via Peterborough, Doncaster, York, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle. The line is a key transport artery on the eastern side of Great Britain runni ...

(ECML) which ran from

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.Northumberland Railways - Goswick station
In 1907 Goswick was the site of an Express Goods train derailment. From 5 May 1941 until 7 October 1946 the station was closed to passengers as part of the

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economy measures. On 26 October 1947 it was the site of the Goswick rail crash in which 28 people were killed and 65 injured when an Edinburgh to London express was derailed. On 28 October 1953 a 'Glasgow to Colchester' train was derailed and one person was injured.Railways Archive - Ministry report.
/ref> On 15 September 1958 the station was closed to passengers, and on 10 August 1964 it was closed for Goods trains. Finally the signal box was closed on 24 March 1982.

Governance

Goswick is in the

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constituency of

Geography

Goswick is approximately 5 miles south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and adjacent to Goswick Sands which connect with

Lindisfarne Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important ...

(Holy Island). The island is approximately 10 miles by road but only 2 miles walk along the footpath, across the Goswick sands and along the Holy Island causeway. The Goswick Links golf club, the ''Beachcomber'' campsite and residents of the 12 houses enjoy the North Sea beaches and views across the sands to

(Holy Island) and

Lindisfarne Castle Lindisfarne Castle is a 16th-century castle located on Holy Island, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, much altered by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1901. The island is accessible from the mainland at low tide by means of a causeway. Hi ...

References

Hamlets in Northumberland {{Northumberland-geo-stub