Westnewton
Westnewton is a small hamlet comprising around 8 houses and a manse to the west of the village of Kirknewton, in the civil parish of Kirknewton, in the county of Northumberland, England.Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Northumberland, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Westnewton, Northumberland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Gregory the Great and Kirknewton War Memorial.
Kirknewton War Memorial
Monument
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirknewton War Memorial is a monument.
Housedon Hill
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Housedon Hill is a hill on the northwestern edge of the Cheviot Hills in Northumberland, England. It is the northernmost Marilyn in England, the summit lying only about 4 miles from the Scottish border, which runs to the north and west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirknewton and College Valley.
Kirknewton
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirknewton is a Northumbrian village in the north of the county of Northumberland, about 6 miles from the town of Wooler and roughly the same distance to the Scottish Borders.
College Valley
Locality
Photo: Colinc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The College Valley is an area within the Northumberland National Park in northern England. It is one of five cuttings into the Cheviot Hills. The valley is owned by College Valley Estates which in turn is funded by a trust created by Sir James Knott MP. College Valley is situated 1½ miles south of Westnewton.
Kilham
Hamlet
Photo: Stuart Meek, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilham is a hamlet and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland, located 8.0 miles west of Wooler, 12.0 miles east of Kelso, 17.0 miles south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed and 38.9 miles north west of Morpeth. Kilham is situated 2 miles northwest of Westnewton.
Westnewton
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Kirknewton, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.56662° or 55° 33′ 60″ northLongitude
-2.15338° or 2° 9′ 12″ westElevation
446 feet (136 metres)Open location code
9C7VHR8W+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 311404844OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Westnewton” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Westnewton, Northumberland”
- French: “Westnewton”
- Irish: “Westnewton”
- Polish: “Westnewton (Northumberland)”
- Polish: “Westnewton”
- Swedish: “Westnewton, Northumberland”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kirknewton Station and The Staw.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oaky Brae and Kirknewton Church.
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