Aydon
Aydon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Corbridge, in Northumberland, England. It is about 2 miles northeast of Corbridge on the B6321 road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Northumberland, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Aydon, Northumberland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aydon Castle and Coria.
Aydon Castle
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Aydon Castle, previously sometimes called Aydon Hall, is a fortified manor house at Aydon near to the town of Corbridge, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
Coria
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coria was a fort and town 2.5 miles south of Hadrian's Wall, in the Roman province of Britannia. It was strategically located on the junction of a major Roman north–south road with the River Tyne and the Roman Stanegate road, which was also the first frontier line which ran east–west between Coria and Luguvalium. Coria is situated 2 miles southwest of Aydon.
Corbridge Vicar’s Pele
Historic building
Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Corbridge Vicar's Pele is a pele tower in the village of Corbridge, Northumberland, England. It was a three-storey defensive pele tower, with one room to each storey, built in the churchyard in 1318, and used as the vicarage for the adjacent church. Corbridge Vicar’s Pele is situated 1½ miles southwest of Aydon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halton and Newton.
Halton
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whittington, in the southern part of Northumberland, England. It is situated 3 miles north of Corbridge just south of Hadrian's Wall.
Newton
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newton is a village and former civil parish, now the parish of Bywell, in Northumberland, England. It is situated close to the A69 road, 3 miles north of Stocksfield and 13 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne. Newton is situated 2 miles southeast of Aydon.
Beauclerc
Hamlet
Beauclerc is a hamlet in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the west of Riding Mill, between Hexham and Newcastle upon Tyne. Beauclerc is situated 2½ miles south of Aydon.
Aydon
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Corbridge, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.98894° or 54° 59′ 20″ northLongitude
-1.98842° or 1° 59′ 18″ westElevation
479 feet (146 metres)Open location code
9C6WX2Q6+HJOpenStreetMap ID
node 29270478OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Aydon” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Aydon”
- French: “Aydon”
- Irish: “Aydon”
- Polish: “Aydon”
- Swedish: “Aydon”
- Welsh: “Aydon”
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Explore places such as Thornbrough and Low Houses.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Corbridge Church of England Aided First School and St Oswald, St Cuthbert & King Alfwald.
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