Thorngrafton

Thorngrafton is a hamlet in Bardon Mill, Northumberland, England. Thorngrafton is situated nearby to the hamlet East End Town, as well as near the village Bardon Mill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vindolanda and Bardon Mill railway station.

Vindolanda

Fort

Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.

Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, which it pre-dated. Archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD.

Bardon Mill railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bardon Mill is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 27 miles 54 chains east of Carlisle, serves the village of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, England.

Chesterholm Museum - Vindolanda

Museum

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Henshaw and Once Brewed.

Henshaw

Hamlet

Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Henshaw is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, within the vicinity of the ancient Hadrian's Wall. It is located around 11.5 miles from Hexham, 25.5 miles from Carlisle, and 33 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne.

Once Brewed

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Once Brewed is a village in Northumberland, England. It lies on the Military Road. A motorist arriving over the B6318 from the east will see the place name shield "Once Brewed", while those coming from the west will read "Twice Brewed". Once Brewed is situated 2½ miles northwest of Thorngrafton.

Haydon Bridge

Village

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haydon Bridge is a village in Northumberland, England, which had a population of 2,184 in the 2011 census. Its most distinctive features are the two bridges crossing the River South Tyne: the picturesque original bridge after which the village was named and a modern bridge which used to carry the A69 road. Haydon Bridge is situated 3½ miles east of Thorngrafton.

Thorngrafton

Type: Hamlet
Description: hamlet and former civil parish in Bardon Mill, Northumberland, England‎
Categories: civil parish and locality
Location: Bardon Mill, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.98295° or 54° 58′ 59″ north

Longitude

-2.3373° or 2° 20′ 14″ west

Elevation

522 feet (159 metres)

Open location code

9C6VXMM7+53

OpenStreetMap ID

node 388540538

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2635989

Wikidata ID

Q23638230

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Irish to Swedish—“Thorngrafton” goes by many names.

Irish: “Thorngrafton”
Ladin: “Thorngrafton”
Polish: “Thorngrafton”
Swedish: “Thorngrafton”
“Thorngrafton”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as East End Town and Bardon Mill.

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Highlights include Well Woods and Round Wood.

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