Bebside

Former coal mining village in Northumberland, in England

Human settlement in England

List of places: UK; England; Northumberland

55°07′25″N 1°34′47″W / 55.12356°N 1.57973°W / 55.12356; -1.57973

Bebside is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Blyth, in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the west of Blyth. It was formerly a mining village, the mine associated with the village operated between 1858 and 1926.^[1] It was served by Bebside railway station, from 1850 to 1964. In 1911 the parish had a population of 58.^[2]

Bebside railway station in 1965

Governance

Bebside was formerly a township in Horton parish,^[3] from 1866 Bebside was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1920 to form Blyth.^[4]

References

^ "Bebside Colliery". Durham Mining Museum. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
^ "Population statistics Bebside Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "History of Bebside, in Blyth Valley and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Relationships and changes Bebside Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 January 2022.