Elsdon
Elsdon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland about 10 miles to the southwest of Rothbury. The name is derived from the Old English meaning Elli's valley.- Type: Village with 242 residents
- Description: village in Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Elsdon, Northumberland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Cuthbert’s Church and Elsdon Tower.
St Cuthbert’s Church
Church
St Cuthbert's Church is located in Elsdon, Alnwick, northeast England. The church was one of the resting places of St. Cuthbert's body during the wanderings of the monks.
Elsdon Tower
Building
Elsdon Tower is a Grade I listed medieval tower house converted for use as a Rectory situated at Elsdon, Northumberland. Originally part of the estate of Elsdon Castle, it later became a rectory and is now a private residence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otterburn and East Woodburn.
Otterburn
Village
Otterburn is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 31 miles northwest of Newcastle upon Tyne on the banks of the River Rede, near its confluence with the Otter Burn, from which the village derives its name. Otterburn is situated 3 miles west of Elsdon.
East Woodburn
Hamlet
East Woodburn is a village located in Corsenside civil parish, Northumberland, England. Located off the A68 road just south of Darney Crag, it was created in conjunction with the Darney quarry, which provided its distinct fine to medium grained pale gold through, light buff to almost blond in colour sandstone. East Woodburn is situated 4½ miles southwest of Elsdon.
West Woodburn
Village
West Woodburn is a village in north-western Northumberland, England. The 2001 census recorded a population of 492 in the parish of Corsenside, of which West Woodburn is the main settlement. West Woodburn is situated 5 miles southwest of Elsdon.
Elsdon
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Elsdon, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.23385° or 55° 14′ 2″ north
Longitude
-2.09908° or 2° 5′ 57″ west
Population
242
Elevation
548 feet (167 metres)
Open location code
9C7V6WM2+G9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Elsdon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Elsdon”
- Chinese: “Elsdon”
- Dutch: “Elsdon”
- French: “Elsdon”
- Irish: “Elsdon”
- Italian: “Elsdon”
- Ladin: “Elsdon”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Elsdon”
- Persian: “الزدون، نورثآمبرلند”
- Persian: “الزدون”
- Polish: “Elsdon”
- Swedish: “Elsdon”
- Urdu: “ایلزڈن، نارتھمبرلینڈ”
- Welsh: “Elsdon, Northumberland”
- Welsh: “Elsdon”
- “Elsdon”
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