Sweethope Castle
Sweethope Castle is a castle in Bavington, Northumberland, England. Sweethope Castle is situated nearby to the locality Bavington Crags, as well as near the hamlet Thockrington.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Aidan, Throckington.
Church of St Aidan, Throckington
Church
Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Aidan, Throckington is situated 2 miles south of Sweethope Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bavington Crags and Thockrington.
Bavington Crags
Locality
Bavington Crags is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in north Northumberland, England. The site is an outcropping of the Whin Sill which gives rise to distinctive flora particular to the thin soil conditions on this bedrock. Bavington Crags is situated 1½ miles southeast of Sweethope Castle.
Thockrington
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thockrington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bavington, in Northumberland, England. The village lies about 10 miles north of Hexham. In 1951 the parish had a population of 18. Thockrington is situated 2 miles south of Sweethope Castle.
Kirkwhelpington
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkwhelpington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland about 13 miles northeast of Hexham. It is on the River Wansbeck alongside the A696 trunk road between Otterburn and Ponteland. Kirkwhelpington is situated 3 miles northeast of Sweethope Castle.
Sweethope Castle
- Type: Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Bavington, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.13145° or 55° 7′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.07056° or 2° 4′ 14″ westElevation
778 feet (237 metres)Open location code
9C7V4WJH+HQGeoNames ID
6287980
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