Simonburn
Simonburn is a small human settlement in Northumberland, England. Simonburn has about 189 residents.Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Village with 189 residents
- Description: village in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Simonburn, Northumberland” and “Simondburn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Mungo, Simonsburn and Chipchase Castle.
Chipchase Castle
Castle
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chipchase Castle is a 17th-century Jacobean mansion incorporating a substantial 14th-century pele tower, which stands north of Hadrian's Wall, near Wark on Tyne, between Bellingham and Hexham in Northumberland, England.
Carrawburgh
Protected area
Photo: Putney9, Public domain.
Carrawburgh is a settlement in Northumberland. In Roman times, it was the site of a 3+1⁄2-acre auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall called Brocolitia, Procolita, or Brocolita. Carrawburgh is situated 1½ miles southwest of Simonburn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Limestone Corner and Greenhaugh.
Limestone Corner
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Limestone Corner is an area of Hadrian's Wall at its most northerly point, in present-day northern England. It represents the most northerly point of the Roman Empire, outside the two periods during which the Antonine Wall was occupied by the Roman military.
Greenhaugh
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenhaugh is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is located northwest of Bellingham and borders the Northumberland National Park. It is in the parish of Tarset.
Wark on Tyne
Village
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wark on Tyne or Wark is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 12 miles north of Hexham. Wark on Tyne is situated 2 miles north of Simonburn.
Simonburn
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Simonburn, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.05722° or 55° 3′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.20303° or 2° 12′ 11″ westPopulation
189Elevation
394 feet (120 metres)Open location code
9C7V3Q4W+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1024884891OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2637823Wikidata ID
Q2007226
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Simonburn” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Симонбурн”
- Cebuano: “Simonburn”
- Chinese: “Simonburn”
- Dutch: “Simonburn”
- French: “Simonburn”
- Irish: “Simonburn”
- Ladin: “Simonburn”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Simonburn”
- Polish: “Simonburn”
- Swedish: “Simonburn”
- Welsh: “Simonburn”
- “Simonburn”
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