Location: Cumwhinton

Cumwhinton - 29 December 1904

The Hexham (or Allendale) Wolf – found dead on the railway line at Cumwhinton, Cumberland on 29 Dec 1904.  Thought to have escaped from a private zoo at Shotley Bridge, the wolf harassed and preyed on livestock in the Shire and Allendale in the winter months of late 1904.

Cumwhinton - December 1904

The Hexham wolf (also called the Allendale wolf or the Wolf of Allendale) was a grey wolf that escaped from a private zoo (allegedly in Shotley Bridge) and killed livestock in Hexhamshire and Allendale during the last months of 1904.  It was found dead on the railway line near Cumwhinton, near Carlisle in late December … read more