Beal, Northumberland

Beal is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated a short distance inland from the North Sea coast, and lies on the link road between the A1 and Lindisfarne. The East Coast Main Line runs to the west of the village but the station was closed in the 1960s. The station site has been landscaped and includes a Peckett 0-4-0ST steam locomotive and an ex-North Eastern Railway cast metal warning sign.

Beal
Beale House
Beal Location within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NU065427
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
Postcode district	TD15
Dialling code	01289
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed
List of places UK England Northumberland 55.677°N 1.897°W / 55.677; -1.897

History

The place-name Beal derives from the Old English 'beo-hyll', which means 'bee hill'.^[1]

Governance

Beal is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Economy

The area is largely agricultural in outlook.

There is a pub at Beal situated on the main road called The Lindisfarne Inn. It re-opened after being refurbished and was renamed having previously been named The Plough.^[2]

The Barn at Beal is a visitor centre with various wild birds and looks at the link between farming and the local environment.^[3]

There is a small caravan site located at Brock Mill farmhouse ^[4] and there are a number of bed-and-breakfast outlets.

Transport

The following bus services operate to Beal (October 2011) - the A1 minibus link from Newcastle operated by Holy Island minibuses and 477 from Berwick upon Tweed by Perrymans Buses.^[5]

The South East Northumberland Rail Users Group would like to see the station re-opened for local and tourist (for Lindisfarne) traffic.^[6]

References

1. Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.32.
2. "The Lindisfarne Inn, Beal - Lifestyle - Northumberland Gazette". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012.
3. "The Barn at Beal - Restaurant, Coffee Shop, Bar & Campsite".
4. "Northumberland - Brock Mill Farmhouse". Archived from the original on 19 June 2000.
5. "The Walk". Archived from the original on 8 September 2002.
6. "SENRUG // South East Northumberland Rail User Group: Local Services North of Morpeth". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.

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