North East England
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Bywell

Bywell Castle

Bywell Castle is situated in the village of overlooking the , four miles east of , , . It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Photo: Dennis Lovett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Grade I listed castle in Bywell, Northumberland, England, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Andrew’s Church and Stocksfield railway station.

Church
Photo: Ann Hodgson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is an Anglican church in the village of , , England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. is situated 1,000 feet south of Bywell Castle.

Railway station
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Stocksfield is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated 14 miles 47 chains west of Newcastle, serves the parishes of and in , England. is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Bywell Castle.

Museum
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a cottage in , , England. It was the birthplace of Thomas Bewick, an wood engraver and ornithologist. The cottage, its adjacent farmhouse and large grounds, have been managed by the National Trust since 1991 when they took over responsibility for the site from the Bewick Birthplace Trust. is situated 1½ miles east of Bywell Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stocksfield and West Mickley.

Village
Photo: Peter Brooks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village situated close to the , about 14 miles west of in the southern part of , England.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet east of , in the southern part of , England. Along with the neighbouring settlements of High Mickley and Mickley Square, it forms part of the electoral ward of .

Hamlet
Photo: John Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet, comprising around 20 residences. It is in the parish of and is just to the south of in Northumberland with Broomley to the west and Whittonstall to the east.

Bywell Castle

Latitude
54.95067° or 54° 57′ 2″ north
Longitude
-1.92446° or 1° 55′ 28″ west
Elevation
75 feet (23 metres)
Open location code
9C6WX32G+76
Open­Street­Map ID
way 142793808
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6287004
Wiki­data ID
Q5004686
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bywell Castle”. Photo: Dennis Lovett, CC BY-SA 2.0.