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Kirkhaugh
Kirkhaugh
	River South Tyne from Kirkhaugh Bridge
	Kirkhaugh Location within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NY696499
Civil parish	Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh;
Unitary authority	Northumberland;
Ceremonial county	Northumberland;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ALSTON
Postcode district	CA9
Dialling code	01434
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Hexham;
	List of places UK England Northumberland 54°50′35″N 2°28′23″W / 54.843°N 2.473°W

Kirkhaugh is a very small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, adjacent to the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England. The village lies close to the A689 road north of Alston, Cumbria. In 1951 the parish had a population of 79.^[1]

Governance

Kirkhaugh is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. On 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished to form Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh.^[2]

Railways

Although the Standard Gauge Alston Line from Haltwhistle to Alston passed through Kirkhaugh, there was no station here when normal British Rail passenger services operated. The line opened in 1852 and closed in 1976.

Since 1983 a narrow-gauge railway has opened on part of the original trackbed. The railway, known as the South Tynedale Railway, is a 2-foot (0.61 m) gauge line and runs 5 miles (8.0 km) from Alston to Slaggyford, through a station at Kirkhaugh, and includes a viaduct over the River South Tyne.