in 1860. He presented the Sele and Priory grounds to the people of Hexham. Another inscription commemorates William Wailes (1881), artist in stained glass. The church is also partly 8th century in date and it is possibly the building in which Bishop Egbert of Lindisfarne was consecrated in AD 802. The high garden wall to the south-west of the old vicarage is known locally as the "spite wall". It was built to hide the vicarage from the view of the Hall. When the village of Bywell was cleared, the vicar could not be made to leave. Land Owners Lord and Lady Allendale own much of the land surrounding Bywell. They also own a good chunk of Bywell itself. A substantial amount of Bywell is not open to the public. Transport Rail The village is served by Stocksfield railway station on the Tyne Valley Line. The line was fully opened in 1838, and links the city of Newcastle upon Tyne with Carlisle in Cumbria. The line follows the course of the River Tyne through Northumberland. Passenger services on the Tyne Valley Line are operated by Northern. The line is also used for freight. The station is about away on the south side of the River Tyne, in the village of Stocksfield. Road Bywell is in close proximity to the A69 dual carriage-way, although you have to go up a B road to get to the A69. Education Bywell is in the catchment area for Ovingham First School, despite Broomley First school in Stocksfield being closer. Bywell is in the catchment area for Ovingham Middle School and Prudhoe Community High School. Mowden Hall School is a private preparatory school in Newton Hall, in the north of Bywell Parish. Events Each year in May, Lord and Lady Allendale hold a hunter trial course in aid of the Charlotte Straker Project. Since 2013 the Northumberland County Show has been held around in the grounds of Bywell Hall. Notable people Wentworth Canning Blackett Beaumont, Viscount Allendale (1860-1923) was born at Bywell Hall See also Bywell Bridge References External links Allendale Estates GENUKI (Accessed: 12 November 2008) Villages in Northumberland Civil parishes in Northumberland