Wylam

Wylam is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. It is located about 10 miles west of . It is famous for the being the birthplace of George Stephenson, one of the early railway pioneers. , his cottage, can be found on the north bank of the 1 mile east of the village.
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  • Type: Village with 1,410 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Northumberland, UK
  • Also known as: “Wylam, Northumberland”, “ウィラム”, and “怀勒姆”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of St Oswin and Black Bull.

Church
Photo: Garcheva, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pub
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub.

Library
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clara Vale and Crawcrook.

Village
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is a village situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in , England.

Village
is a village in the in , England.

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is a town in in northeast England.

Wylam

Latitude
54.97697° or 54° 58′ 37″ north
Longitude
-1.82228° or 1° 49′ 20″ west
Population
1,410
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB WYM
Open location code
9C6WX5GH+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29270331
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2633453
Wiki­data ID
Q1025063
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Frisian—“Wylam” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Wylam”
  • Cebuano: “Wylam”
  • Chinese: “威南”
  • Chinese: “維拉姆”
  • Chinese: “维拉姆”
  • Czech: “Wylam”
  • Dutch: “Wylam-on-Tyne”
  • French: “Wylam”
  • German: “Wylam”
  • Irish: “Wylam”
  • Italian: “Wylam”
  • Japanese: “ワイラム”
  • Ladin: “Wylam”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wylam-on-Tyne”
  • Persian: “وایلم”
  • Polish: “Wylam”
  • Portuguese: “Wylam”
  • Slovenian: “Wylam”
  • Swedish: “Wylam”
  • Turkish: “Wylam”
  • Ukrainian: “Вайлем”
  • Urdu: “وائلم”
  • Welsh: “Wylam”
  • Western Frisian: “Wylam-on-Tyne”
  • Western Frisian: “Wylam”
  • “Wylam”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bradley Hall and West Wylam.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St Oswin’s Church Hall and Wylam Post Office.

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Worth a closer look: Berwick-upon-Tweed and Lindisfarne.

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