Fenwick Tower
Fenwick Tower was a 12th-century tower house at Fenwick, Matfen, Northumberland, England. The house was the home of the Fenwick family from the 12th century until they moved to Wallington in the 16th century.- Type: Tower
- Description: tower house in Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Fenwick Tower, Northumberland”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Holy Trinity, Matfen and Swinburne Arms.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Matfen
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Matfen is situated 2 miles southwest of Fenwick Tower.
Swinburne Arms
Pub
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swinburne Arms is a pub, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Fenwick Tower.
Albemarle Barracks
Military installation
Photo: Graham Scarborough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Albemarle Barracks is a British Army barracks located 1.7 miles south of Stamfordham, Northumberland and 10.5 miles west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear. Albemarle Barracks is situated 2½ miles southeast of Fenwick Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stamfordham and Matfen.
Stamfordham
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Stamfordham is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 1,047, rising to 1,185 at the 2011 Census.
Matfen
Village
Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Matfen is a village and a civil parish in Northumberland, England, near the town of Hexham and the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is an example of a 19th-century planned estate village. Matfen is situated 2 miles west of Fenwick Tower.
Harlow Hill
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harlow Hill is a small village in the civil parish of Stamfordham, in Northumberland, England. Harlow Hill lies on the line of Hadrian's Wall, and is the site of Milecastle 16. Harlow Hill is situated 3 miles southeast of Fenwick Tower.
Fenwick Tower
- Category: Tower House
- Location: Matfen, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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