Widdrington Castle
Widdrington Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and the site of a former medieval tower house and castle at Widdrington, Northumberland, England of which only earthworks now remain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Widdrington Inn and Widdrington railway station.
Widdrington Inn
Pub
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Widdrington Inn is a pub, which is situated 930 feet north of Widdrington Castle.
Widdrington railway station
Railway station
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Widdrington is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station, situated 23 miles 20 chains north of Newcastle, serves the villages of Stobswood and Widdrington Station in Northumberland, England. Widdrington railway station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Widdrington Castle.
Chibburn Preceptory
Ruins
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Chibburn Preceptory are the ruins of a Medieval/Post-Medieval Hospitaller preceptory near Widdrington in Northumberland, England. The preceptory was first recorded in 1313, and it was abolished in 1540 when all its lands were passed to the Crown and later the Widdrington family. Chibburn Preceptory is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Widdrington Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hemscott Hill and West Chevington.
Hemscott Hill
Locality
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Hemscott Hill is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles east of Widdrington Castle.
West Chevington
Hamlet
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West Chevington is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Widdrington Castle.
Ulgham
Village
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Ulgham is a small village in Northumberland, England. The name Ulgham is pronounced 'Uffam'. It is known as the 'village of the owls'. Ulgham is situated 2½ miles southwest of Widdrington Castle.
Widdrington Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Widdrington Village, Northumberland, England, UK
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Widdrington Village, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Widdrington Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Widdrington Castle”
- German: “Widdrington Castle”
- Swedish: “Widdrington Castle”
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