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Branxton

Branxton

Branxton is a village and civil parish in northern , England. It lies about 3 miles from the England-Scotland border and about 4 miles from the Scottish border town of , just off the A697 Newcastle-Edinburgh road.
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  • Type: Village with 129 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Northumberland, UK
  • Also known as: “Branxton, Northumberland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Etal Castle and Pallinsburn House.

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of , , England. It was built around 1341 by Robert Manners, and comprised a residential tower, a gatehouse and a corner tower, protected by a curtain wall. is situated 2 miles northeast of Branxton.

Residential building
Photo: John Whelan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an 18th-century country house situated at , . It is a Grade II* listed building. The house was built about 1763, in a Jacobean style originally with a three-storey frontage, for John Askew, a younger son of Dr Adam Askew of Storrs Hall.

Pub
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crookham and Howtel.

Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the in , in . It is situated approximately 8 km to the east of and 14 km northwest of .

Hamlet
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in , England about 8 miles northwest of . The name is thought to mean Low Ground with a Holt or Wood. In 1951 the parish had a population of 75. is situated 2 miles south of Branxton.

Village
is a small village in the far north of the county of , England, in the civil parish of . It lies on a bridging point of the ten miles south west of , and includes the substantial ruins of the medieval , now owned by English Heritage. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Branxton.

Branxton

Latitude
55.63177° or 55° 37′ 54″ north
Longitude
-2.16921° or 2° 10′ 9″ west
Population
129
Elevation
220 feet (67 metres)
Open location code
9C7VJRJJ+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 427946879
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2654873
Wiki­data ID
Q1863571
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Branxton” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Branxton”
  • Chinese: “Branxton”
  • Dutch: “Branxton”
  • French: “Branxton”
  • Irish: “Branxton”
  • Japanese: “ブランクストン”
  • Ladin: “Branxton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Branxton”
  • Persian: “برنکستون، نورث‌آمبرلند”
  • Polish: “Branxton”
  • Swedish: “Branxton, Northumberland”
  • Swedish: “Branxton”
  • Ukrainian: “Бранкстон”
  • Welsh: “Branxton, Northumberland”
  • Welsh: “Branxton”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Branxton Buildings and Mardon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Flodden Visitor Centre and Branxton Village Hall.

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