Ovingham

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Ovingham
Ovingham Bridge
Ovingham Location within Northumberland
Population	1,222 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	NZ087634
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRUDHOE
Postcode district	NE42
Dialling code	01661
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Hexham
List of places UK England Northumberland 54°57′58″N 1°51′54″W / 54.966°N 1.865°W / 54.966; -1.865

Ovingham /ˈɒvɪŋdʒəm/ is a village and civil parish in the Tyne Valley of south Northumberland, England. It lies on the River Tyne 10 miles (16 km) east of Hexham with neighbours Prudhoe, Ovington, Wylam and Stocksfield.

The River Tyne provided an obstacle between Ovingham and Prudhoe until 20 December 1883, when a toll bridge (Ovingham Bridge) was finally opened, taking the place of the ferry.^[2][3] The steel tubes are marked Dorman Long Middlesbrough, the firm which designed and built the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Tyne Bridge.