Birtley
Birtley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated to the south of Gateshead and is conjoined to Chester-le-Street across the county boundary in County Durham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 8,370 residents
- Description: town in Tyne and Wear, UK
- Also known as: “Birtley, Tyne and Wear”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Birtley Cenotaph, Memorial Shelters, And Garden Wall Including Gate Piers And Railings. and Church of St John the Evangelist.
Birtley Cenotaph, Memorial Shelters, And Garden Wall Including Gate Piers And Railings.
Memorial
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Angel of the North
Work of art
The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture by Antony Gormley, located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Completed in 1998, it is seen by an estimated 33 million people every year due to its proximity to the A1 and A167 roads and the East Coast Main Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ouston and Oxclose.
Ouston
Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ouston is a village in County Durham, about 8 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. The main village of Ouston is adjoined by the 1970s built housing estate known as Urpeth Grange but both are referred to colloquially as Ouston by locals.
Oxclose
Suburb
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oxclose is an area of Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. It is located between the A1231, A182 and A195 highways, close to Sunderland, and is well served by links from the A1 which passes within 1 mile of Oxclose's boundaries. Oxclose is situated 1½ miles east of Birtley.
Urpeth
Village
Urpeth is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance from Ouston and Beamish, near the border with Tyne and Wear. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 3,630. Urpeth is situated 1½ miles southwest of Birtley.
Birtley
- Categories: civil parish, unparished area, and locality
- Location: Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.89857° or 54° 53′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.57957° or 1° 34′ 46″ westPopulation
8,370Elevation
167 feet (51 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB BIROpen location code
9C6WVCXC+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 29277629OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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