Kirkhaugh is a very small village and former

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, now in the parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, adjacent to the River South Tyne in

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, England. The village lies close to the

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north of

Alston, Cumbria Alston is a town in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, within the civil parish of Alston Moor. It is located at about above sea level in the North Pennines, the River Tyne, River South Tyne, and shares the title of 'highest market town ...

. In 1951 the parish had a population of 79.

Governance

Kirkhaugh is in the

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constituency of

Hexham Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden nearby, and close to Hadrian's Wall. Hexham was the administra ...

. On 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished to form Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh.

Railways

Although the

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Alston Line from Haltwhistle to Alston passed through Kirkhaugh, there was no station here when normal British Rail passenger services operated. The line opened in 1852 and closed in 1976. Since 1983 a narrow-gauge railway has opened on part of the original trackbed. The railway, known as the

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, is a gauge line and runs from Alston to

Slaggyford Slaggyford is a village in the civil parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, in Northumberland, England about north of Alston, Cumbria. It is set in the River Tyne, South Tyne valley (often called the Tyne Gap). Hadrian's Wall lies to the north o ...

, through a station at Kirkhaugh, and includes a viaduct over the River South Tyne.

Religious sites

The church, rebuilt in 1869, is thought to be the only

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church dedicated to the

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(that is, the

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(Accessed: 3 December 2008) {{authority control Villages in Northumberland Former civil parishes in Northumberland

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