Throckley
Throckley is a village in the Newcastle upon Tyne district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, approximately 7 miles west of Newcastle city centre. Hadrian's Wall passed through the village, its course traced by the village's main road, Hexham Road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Throckley Hall and Milecastle 10.
Throckley Hall
Manor estate
Throckley Hall is a privately owned 19th century manor house and gardens located about 6 miles west of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, within the village of Throckley.
Milecastle 10
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 10 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It is located near to the modern village of Throckley in Tyne and Wear, northern England. Much of the milecastle lies beneath a road but partial remains of the north wall can be seen in the garden of Dene House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walbottle and Newburn.
Walbottle
Village
Photo: N Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walbottle is a village in the Newcastle upon Tyne district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Newburn
Village
Photo: Anthony Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newburn, also known as Newburn-upon-Tyne is a village and district of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England. Situated on the North bank of the River Tyne, it is built rising up the valley from the river.
Heddon-on-the-Wall
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heddon-on-the-Wall is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located on Hadrian's Wall. Heddon-on-the-Wall is roughly 9 miles west of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, and just outside Throckley.
Throckley
- Type: Village with 6,200 residents
- Description: village in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99469° or 54° 59′ 41″ northLongitude
-1.75547° or 1° 45′ 20″ westPopulation
6,200Elevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
9C6WX6VV+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 59391848OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2635916Wikidata ID
Q7798326
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