Cresswell Pele Tower
Cresswell Pele Tower is in the village of Cresswell, situated overlooking the coast approximately 4 miles to the north of Ashington, Northumberland, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Ruins
- Description: tower house in Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cresswell Castle”, “Cresswell Castle, Northumberland”, “Cresswell Tower”, and “Cresswell tower house”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Aidan Lynemouth and Plough Inn.
St Aidan Lynemouth
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Aidan Lynemouth is a church, which is situated 1½ miles south of Cresswell Pele Tower.
Plough Inn
Pub
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plough Inn is a pub, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cresswell Pele Tower.
Lynemouth power station
Industrial building
Lynemouth Power Station is a biomass power plant which provides electricity for the UK National Grid. Until March 2012, it was the main source of electricity for the nearby Alcan Lynemouth Aluminium Smelter. Lynemouth power station is situated 2 miles south of Cresswell Pele Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cresswell and Hemscott Hill.
Cresswell
Village
Photo: Glennsmart, Public domain.
Cresswell is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about 4 miles to the north of Ashington, on the North Sea coast.
Ellington
Village
Photo: fozyks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ellington is a small village in the civil parish of Ellington and Linton, on the coast of Northumberland, England. Ellington is 4 miles from Ashington, 6 miles from Morpeth and 20 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Cresswell Pele Tower
- Categories: castle, tower, tower house, building, and historic site
- Location: Cresswell, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.23356° or 55° 14′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.53986° or 1° 32′ 24″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
9C7W6FM6+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 223266129OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsGeoNames ID
6288497Wikidata ID
Q5184519
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In Other Languages
From Danish to German—“Cresswell Pele Tower” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Cresswell Castle (Northumberland)”
- Danish: “Cresswell Castle”
- German: “Cresswell Castle”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Scars and Brig Head.
Nearby Places
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