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Warden, Northumberland
Village in Northumberland, England
Village in Northumberland, England
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Warden |
| country | England |
| region | North East England |
| unitary_england | Northumberland |
| lieutenancy_england | Northumberland |
| constituency_westminster | Hexham |
| population | 603 |
| population_ref | (2011) |
| post_town | HEXHAM |
| postcode_area | NE |
| postcode_district | NE46 |
| os_grid_reference | NY915665 |
| coordinates | |
| static_image_name | Warden, winter sunlight - geograph.org.uk - 2815737.jpg |
Warden is a village in Northumberland, England about 2 mi west of Hexham.
The North and South Tyne meet near the village of Warden. There is a pleasant walk from the Boat Inn along the bank of the South Tyne to the meeting of the waters. The Boat Inn was formerly the site of a ferry until the toll bridge was built across the river. The toll house still stands, but the old bridge was replaced in 1904 by a County structure. The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway crosses the river by a strongly built iron bridge. Warden is dominated by the old motte, now tree covered, and higher still are the earthworks of a prehistoric fort.{{cite book
From Warden one can see eastwards among the trees which rise on the northern slope of the valley the spire of the Church of St John Lee on high ground at Acomb. It commemorates the hermitage of St John of Beverley, sometime bishop of Hexham (689-705). The present church is no older than 1818-85.
From High Warden, on the hillside, a path leads to a large fortified British camp crowning the hill, which gives a fine outlook over the surrounding country.{{cite book
Governance
Warden is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.
Economy
Warden is situated on a triangle of land between the two Tynes. It had a water mill on the North Tyne and a paper mill on the South Tyne, which started in 1763 and still exists. A century ago a visitor described how the rags were converted into beautiful white paper. The mill employed 63 hands.
Religious sites
The church at Warden is dedicated to St Michael, and has an Anglo-Saxon tower dating back to the eleventh century, and built of Roman stone. Indications are that there was a church earlier than the tower, and in the post Conquest period, another church was added to the tower. The tower arch is built of Roman material, probably from Chesters Roman Fort. Transepts were added in the thirteenth century making the church cruciform in shape. There were alterations in the eighteenth century, and the chancel was rebuilt in 1889. In the chancel is a Norman grave-cover that is the best of its kind in the county. Its shape and tile decoration symbolise a house of the dead. There are a number of incised grave covers in the porch, and a Roman altar that has been carved with Saxon knot-work. It has been split and reversed, possibly "to empty out the devils". An 18th century horsing-stool stands at the church-gate. Three of the bells in the church were cast in 1878 by the Newcastle firm of Cox and Sons.{{cite book
There is also a Methodist church built in 1851. In appearance it resembles a barn rather than an ecclesiastical edifice.
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