Riding Mill in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Welcome to the Broomhaugh and Riding Mill History Trail

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 23, 2025

1. Welcome to the Broomhaugh and Riding Mill History Trail Marker

Inscription. Throughout this peaceful village, there is a wealth of history just waiting to be discovered. This trail will take you along a Roman road, to a pub once reputed to be the haunt of local witches, and past a Riding Mill History Trail former bastle house redolent of the area's turbulent past. It explores the old mill which names our village, includes churches past and present and an ancient packhorse bridge. The trail also explains the importance of the River Tyne and the railway in creating and shaping the place we enjoy today.

Erected by Northumberland County Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Landmarks • Natural Features.

Location. 54° 56.784′ N, 1° 58.338′ W. Marker is in Riding Mill, England, in Northumberland. It is on Church Lane, on the right. The marker is attached to the outer wall of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Riding Mill, England NE44 6AT, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North East England.

It is also in British Border Reivers Country.

Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Golden Lion (approx. 4.2 kilometers away); The Old Market Cross (approx. 4.3 kilometers away); Vicar’s Pele (approx. 4.3 kilometers away); Corbridge

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(approx. 4.3 kilometers away); St Andrew Corbridge World War I Memorial (approx. 4.3 kilometers away); The King’s Oven (approx. 4.4 kilometers away); First Methodist House (approx. 4.5 kilometers away); The East Military Compound (approx. 5 kilometers away).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 33 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 5, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.