Places to see in ( Sturminster Newton - UK )
Places to see in ( Sturminster Newton - UK )
Sturminster Newton is a town and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England. It is situated on a low limestone ridge in a meander of the River Stour. The town is at the centre of a large dairy agriculture region, around which the town's economy is built. The larger part of the town (Sturminster) lies on the north side of the river, and includes most shops and services, whilst to the south is the smaller Newton. Between these two areas is a wide flood plain. The town was the home of poet and author William Barnes, and, for part of his life, Thomas Hardy. The town has 43 shops, a primary and secondary school, and a school and college catering for children with special educational needs.
A market is held in the town on Mondays. One of the largest cattle markets in England used to be held here, but the market was closed in 1998 and now in its place stands a housing estate and a 300-seat community arts centre called The Exchange. The town is part of the historic West Country Carnival circuit.
Sturminster Newton was recorded in the Anglo Saxon charter in 968 as Nywetone at Stoure, and in the Domesday Book as Newentone. Newton refers to a new farm or estate, and Sturminster to a church (minster) on the Stour. Originally the two parts of the name referred to the settlements on the north and south of the river, but were combined to distinguish the town from Sturminster Marshall and other Newtons.
Hidden on the hill above the bridge over the river are the ruins of Sturminster Newton Castle, a manor house rather than a defensive building. The 14th-century building stands on a crescent shaped mound which could be the site of an Iron Age hill fort. The town and castle were part of Sturminster Newton hundred.
Sturminster Newton is situated at a historic fording point on the Stour. The ford was replaced in the 16th century with a six-arch stone bridge, and a quarter kilometre embankment crossing the flood plain. The bridge was widened from 12 to 18ft in 1820. A 19th-century plaque affixed to the bridge states that anyone damaging the bridge would be transported to Australia as a felon. On the south bank of the river is the watermill which was restored in 1980 and is now a museum.
The town centre is built in a mixture of styles, including 17th- and 18th-century thatched cottages, Georgian stone buildings, and 19th-century brick buildings. Set back from the main road is the market square and parish church of St Mary , which was rebuilt in 1486 by the abbots of Glastonbury. The church was heavily modified in the 19th century, but the carved wagon roof remains.
Sturminster Newton civil parish covers about 4,550 acres (1,840 ha) at an altitude of 45 to 119 metres (148 to 390 ft), with the highest ground being in the southeast. The geology of the parish comprises Oxford clay in the northwest, Corallian limestone and sands in the northeast, centre and southwest, and Kimmeridge clay in the southeast.
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Newton le Willows Station 16/1/19
The videos from our first proper mid week trip out we had back in January, where the aim was to visit all the Northern stations which are served by the Northern Rail electric services, these being operated by Class 319’s and 323 units. The weather wasn’t the best but we made the best out of a bad situation and got what we needed doing done so all was well by the end of the three days! Enjoy!
Places to see in ( Newton by the Sea - UK )
Places to see in ( Newton by the Sea - UK )
Newton-by-the-Sea is a civil parish in the county of Northumberland in Northern England. The parish is about 8 miles northwest of Alnwick, and lies on the coast between the larger settlements of Embleton and Seahouses.
There are two distinct settlements in the parish: High Newton-by-the-Sea (which, despite its name, is about half a mile inland) and the coastal Low Newton-by-the-Sea, owned by the National Trust. The area is notable for the diversity of birds to be observed. Just to the south is Embleton Bay.
The skeletal like ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle rear upwards in the distance along from the long stretch of sand curving around Embleton Bay. Sweetly curving beach, with its stamp-sized grassed square and white-painted fishermen’s cottages is picture postcard pretty.
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Half an Hour at (35) - Vulcan Village 24.5.2014 - Newton le Willows Winwick Junction
Video 35 of the series takes me to a very historical place in railway terms, Vulcan Village. This is a small factory built village once belonging to the Vulcan Foundry, in Newton le Willows. The village sits between the West Coast Mainline and the Earlestown branch linking to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The Vulcan Foundry built many famous locomotives including Black 5, Deltic, Class 37, 40, 50, 73, 86 and many more.
On a quiet Saturday lunchtime we see Northern DMU's running between Warrington Bank Quay and Liverpool Lime Street, and Arriva DMU's running between Manchester Piccadilly and Llandudno.
There are also a couple of engineers trains running from Crewe to Farringdon (Preston) featuring the distinctive 66623 and 66601, plus DRS 66413 on a Crewe to Hartford Junction train, bizarrely which travelled up the WCML to Wigan to change tracks.
St.Helens Past & Present 2012
Half an Hour at (11) - Penmaenmawr Station 10.2.2014 - Class 175 221
Video 11 or Half an Hour at... takes me to Penmaenmawr, a small coastal town between Conwy and Bangor, where the Snowdonian mountains meet the sea. This section of the North Wales Coast Line does not see so much traffic these days, however on a chilly evening this is what was recorded:
1K72 - ATW 175002 Holyhead to Crewe
1W95 - ATW 175010 Cardiff to Holyhead
1D90 - Virgin Voyager - London Euston to Bangor
Steam to Wensleydale, 48151 & 35018 British India Line on The Wensleydale Railway 6th April 2019
Here's some footage of 48151 & 35018 British India Line on The Wensleydale Railway 6th April 2019. This video sees the train run double headed and top n tailed through Yorkshire at locations such as, Church Fenton x2, York, Aiskew Level Crossing (just outside Leeming Bar on the Wensleydale Railway) Thirsk & Burton Salmon, near Sherburn-in-Elmet. Unfortunately we were meant to film the tour at Newton Le Willows but due to the delays the tour did not make it to Leyburn and stayed at Bedale. This tour was meant to be hauled by Jubilees 45690 Leander & 45699 Galatea but due to both Jubilees being unavailable they were replaced by 48151 & 35018 British India Line.
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Half an Hour at (4) - Helsby Station 29.1.2014 Class 156 158 175
Number 4 in this series sees a visit to Helsby Junction, a station serving this large commuter village between Chester, Ellesmere Port and Runcorn. The station is where the Hooton branch which celebrated it's 150th anniversary in 2013, splits from the Warrington to Chester mainline. The station is well maintained by volunteers (as is seen from the train planter) and has won numerous awards. A wet afternoon saw the following:
5F14 Chester to Helsby - Northern DMU 156491 arrives via platform 2, before maneuvering into platform 4 for it's next working
2F14 Helsby to Ellesmere Port - 156491 leaves empty
1D39 Manchester Piccadilly - Llandudno - Arriva Trains Wales 158 arrives from Warrington before heading off towards Chester
2F15 / 2F16 - 156491 arrives again equally empty before heading back to Ellesmere Port with 1 passenger
1H90 Llandudno - Manchester Piccadilly. ATW Class175 heads off via Warrington Bank Quay and Earlestown
Stand well away from Platform 5
DR 73910 passes Wigan North Western bound for Preston with an appropriate station announcement
Peak Rail - June 13th - 2017 - 4K
Peak Rail, June 13th, 2017, Derbyshire, England. Steam and Diesel locomotives in action. Filmed in 4K UHD. Steam locomotive, Llangollen Railway, Hudswell Clarke & Co., 0-6-0, S.Fox & Co. Ltd, No.20, Jennifer, built 1942, in action. Diesel locomotive, English Electric Type 1, Class 20, 20189. Action at Rowsley South, Church Lane Crossing, Darley Dale and Matlock. Class 50, 50030, Repulse in the sidings at Rowsley South along with, English Electric Type 3, Class 37, 37152, (D6852), built at Vulcan Foundry, Newton le Willows, 1963. British Rail, Class 46, 46035, Peak. Hudswell Clarke Shunter E1, D1199, Castlefield. British Railways, Class 14, D9500 in sidings at Darley Dale. East Midlands Trains, Class 153, 153384, sprinter diesel multiple unit at Matlock. Riber Castle in the background at Matlock Station.