North Blyth, Northumberland

North Blyth
North Blyth
North Blyth shown within Northumberland
OS grid reference NZ314823
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BLYTH
Postcode district NE24
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK Parliament

North Blyth is a small settlement in south-east Northumberland, England. It is located to the south east of the village of Cambois and to the north of the town of Blyth on the north eastern side of the River Blyth harbour.

It comprises six streets and a Working men's club which was recently re-opened as a microbrewery brew bar by the Northumberland Brewery. It has a railhead serving the Alcan Lynemouth Aluminium Smelter bauxite sea terminal[1] as well as a rail terminal at the nearby Battleship Wharf,[2] part of the Port of Blyth operating division of the Blyth Harbour Commission, an independent statutory trust established in 1882.

North Blyth settlement in November 2006

Culture

Music

The Divine Comedy's song Neptune's Daughter (from their Promenade album) features field recordings made at the sea wall in North Blyth by producer Darren Allison.

Television

North Blyth has featured in various episodes of ITV crime drama series Vera

Film

The North Blyth peninsula was used as a location in the final scenes in the 1971 film Get Carter starring Michael Caine, and directed by Mike Hodges.

References

  1. ↑ "Alcan rail terminal at North Blyth". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  2. ↑ Published on Tue Oct 17 09:08:59 BST 2006. "New rail terminal for port business - Local". News Post Leader. Retrieved 2011-11-21.

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