 
About 8000 years ago, just after the end of the Ice Age the River Pont flowed
through an area of wild moorland , interspersed with lakes and wetlands.
On
its northward course to join the River Blyth, the River Pont passed through a
chain of Lakes that later became known as Prestwick Carr.
This was the
area where the first early settlement of Ponteland was established , that was
occupied by the Romans, Anglo-Saxons & the Normans.
The Romans & the Anglo-Saxons
disagreed somewhat on the origins of the name Ponteland.
The Romans claim
that Ponteland meant "Bridge Over The Swamp", and the Anglo-Saxons said that it
simply meant an island beside the river.
Over the centuries Ponteland grew
as a village and was hounded by persistent flooding.
Ponteland has changed
significantly during the
last century, with it's population boom of the
50's and
60's and since the construction
and deconstruction of the railway.
Today
Ponteland has realised its potential, with
an array of Shops, Businesses, Schools
and Restaurants, replacing the buildings of old.
   
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