B1330 (Stakeford)

This article is about the original B1330 near Ashington in Northumberland.
For the current B1330 near Acklington in the same county, see B1330.

The B1330 was a short B-road in east Northumberland.

Route

The now-unclassified former B1330 Furnace Bank

It started on the A194 (now A193) at Bebside, between Blyth and Bedlington. It headed north across a fairly flat landscape before zigzagging to descend a steep slope to cross the River Blyth at the narrow Furnace Bridge. The climb up the other side of the river valley is still steep but not as bendy.

The B1330 then went through Sleekburn, now known as Bedlington Station. It had to TOTSO right when it met the B1331 to cross the railway line at a level crossing adjacent to the actual station (now closed), then TOTSO left on the other side.

Continuing north, the B1330 passed Bomarsund to enter Stakeford. It turned sharply left in the centre of the village before coming to an end on the A196.

History

The southern section of the road was declassified in 1961 when Kitty Brewster Bridge was built over the River Blyth to the east of the Furnace Bridge, and the B1330 was transferred onto this new route to Bedlington Station. There was a further northwards extension from Clayton Street to Stakeford Road in 1970 or 1971, which provided a bypass of Bedlington Station.

In 1975 the road over Kitty Brewster Bridge was renumbered A189 following the South-east Northumberland Spine Road extension north of Bedlington Station. The remainder of the ex-B1330 north of Bedlington Station has been upgraded to Class I status as the A1147.