Beal, Northumberland
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| Beal | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Beale House | |
  Beal Location within Northumberland | |
| OS grid reference | NU065427 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| 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 | |
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.
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.
