Heddon-on-the-Wall
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 1,320 residents
- Description: village in Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Heddon on the Wall” and “Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Heddon-On-the-Wall, St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School and George Stephenson’s Birthplace.
Heddon-On-the-Wall, St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School
School
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
George Stephenson’s Birthplace
Museum
Photo: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
George Stephenson's Birthplace is the 18th-century stone cottage home of rail pioneer George Stephenson. Located along the north bank of the River Tyne in the village of Wylam, Northumberland, the cottage is owned by the National Trust and until recently it was open to the public as a historic house museum.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clara Vale and Throckley.
Clara Vale
Village
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clara Vale is a village situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. Once an independent village in County Durham it became incorporated into the new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in 1974 as part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.
Throckley
Village
Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Ryton
Town
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ryton is a village in Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, historically part of County Durham. In 2011, the population of the Ryton, Crookhill and Stella ward was 8,146. It is 6 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne. Ryton is situated 2 miles southeast of Heddon-on-the-Wall.
Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99537° or 54° 59′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.7916° or 1° 47′ 30″ westPopulation
1,320Elevation
433 feet (132 metres)Open location code
9C6WX6W5+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 434104379OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2647195Wikidata ID
Q2355898
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Heddon-on-the-Wall” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Heddon-on-the-Wall”
- Chinese: “Heddon-on-the-Wall”
- Chinese: “罗马长城旁赫登”
- Dutch: “Heddon-on-the-Wall”
- French: “Heddon-on-the-Wall”
- German: “Heddon-on-the-Wall”
- Irish: “Heddon-on-the-Wall”
- Japanese: “ヘドン・オン・ザ・ウォール”
- Ladin: “Heddon-on-the-Wall”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Heddon-on-the-Wall”
- Persian: “هدون آن د وال”
- Polish: “Heddon-on-the-Wall”
- Swedish: “Heddon-on-the-Wall”
- Turkish: “Heddon-on-the-Wall”
- Welsh: “Heddon-on-the-Wall”
- “Heddon-on-the-Wall”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heddon Methodist Church and St Andrew’s Church.
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