Carrshield

Carrshield is a village in West Allen parish, Northumberland, England. It lies in the Pennines between Penrith and Hexham.

Carrshield
Farm buildings at Low Broadwood Hall
Carrshield Location within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NY801476
Civil parish	West Allen
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HEXHAM
Postcode district	NE47
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Hexham
List of places UK England Northumberland 54.8231°N 2.3100°W / 54.8231; -2.3100

It is a small village with an old school building in the centre of the village. The school was built in 1851 and is now three houses. Carrshield is surrounded by fell ground and is littered with old disused mines. Remnants of the old stone works where the lead was mined can still be seen next to the river. There are no shops in Carrshield.

Farm buildings at Low Broadwood Hall

Carrshield has numerous farms surrounding it, including a Stud and Rehabilitation Centre for horses. It also has a Methodist Chapel.^[1]

The village name is often misspelt on older maps as 'Carr Shield' but is now correct on OS maps.