▁Ty ne ▁through ▁North umber land . ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁services ▁on ▁the ▁Ty ne ▁Valley ▁Line ▁are ▁operated ▁by ▁Northern . ▁The ▁line ▁is ▁also ▁heavily ▁used ▁for ▁fre ight . ▁The ▁railway ▁station ▁is ▁across ▁the ▁River ▁Ty ne ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁ ▁Road ▁The ▁village ▁lies ▁about ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁A 6 9 ▁road ▁giving ▁good ▁links ▁with ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne , ▁H ex ham , ▁and ▁Carl is le . ▁The ▁A 6 9 5 ▁road ▁is ▁accessible ▁across ▁O ving ham ▁Bridge ▁giving ▁access ▁to ▁places ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Ty ne ▁including ▁G ates head . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁O ving ham ▁has ▁two ▁schools , ▁O ving ham ▁Middle ▁School ▁and ▁O ving ham ▁CE ▁First ▁School . ▁O ving ham ▁Middle ▁School ▁educ ates ▁ 3 5 8 ▁children , ▁aged ▁ 9 – 1 3 . ▁ ▁Church ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Mary ▁has ▁a ▁tall ▁sl ender ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁tower . ▁There ▁are ▁fragments ▁of ▁an ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁cross ▁in ▁the ▁church , ▁which ▁was ▁much ▁en larg ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁– ▁wider , ▁lo ft ier ▁and ▁with ▁long ▁l anc et ▁windows . ▁The ▁nave ▁with ▁a is les ▁is ▁only ▁two ▁b ays ▁long , ▁as ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁tr anse pts , ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁west ▁a is le ,