The 18th and 19th centuries were a fairly prosperous time for the border region of England and fine buildings such as Ovington Hall were built.

Ovington is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham and the electoral ward of Bywell for elections to Northumberland County Council.

Whittle Dene is a deep woody dell which stretches southwards & joins the Tyne east of Ovington.

The waters of this dene (peculiarly soft & clear) are the most celebrated in the north of England for whitening linen cloth.

The Whittle Burn can be traced back to the present day Whittledean Water Works on either side of the Roman Wall near Welton Hall.