Ovingham is a Northumberland village on the River Tyne (right), 12 miles west of Newcastle and a similar distance east of Hexham. It has a population of 1144 (2001 census). It has a very ancient history with a medieval church with a Saxon tower (right) but most of the population now live in post-war housing and commute for work to Tyneside. It has a single village store (right) and two pubs. The store lost its Post Office in the 2009 cuts. South across a single lane (but busy) bridge lies the town of Prudhoe with a much wider range of shops and services.

Our village hall, known as The Reading Room, (right) serves as the hub of village activities including a drama group, choir, WI and playgroup. Ovingham has an annual village fair known as the Goose Fair with money raised in support of the Reading Room and its activities.

We are well served by public transport with hourly buses to Newcastle and Hexham and a more frequent train service from Prudhoe station just across the bridge. Ovingham has a village First School and a Middle School which serves Ovingham and neighbouring villages of Ovington, Stocksfield and Wylam. We are served by mains gas, now generally used for central heating, and by broadband internet connection. We enjoy the beauty of the Northumbrian landscape with delightful walks along the Tyne and through the woods of Whittle Dene, a tributary of the Tyne.