Scots Gap is a small village in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Wallington Demesne
Wallington Demesne is a civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England. In 2011 it had a population of 361. The parish includes the village of Cambo and the hamlets of Middleton and Scots' Gap.
Geography
The parish has a coastal clima ...
, in
Northumberland
Northumberland ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England, on the Anglo-Scottish border, border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumb ...
, United Kingdom.
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.
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.
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
The National Trust () is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Trust was founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley to "promote the ...
,
now empty
References
Villages in Northumberland
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