Angel of the North

Angel of the North is a work of art in , , . Angel of the North is situated nearby to , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tyne Yard and St Ninian.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a railway yard in , England, on the East Coast Main Line, operated by Arriva TrainCare. The yard is the major freight yard of the North East, with the majority of rail freight movements in Tyne and Wear from around passing through the yard. is situated 2,000 feet west of Angel of the North.

Church
Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 mile north of Angel of the North.

Museum
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , built by George Stephenson in 1826, is the world's only operational preserved standard gauge cable railway system. It was built to transport coal from pits in to boats on the . is situated 1½ miles northeast of Angel of the North.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lamesley and Wrekenton.

Village
Photo: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the , , England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,742.

Suburb
Photo: Donald Brydon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a residential area in , located around 3.5 miles from , 11 miles from , and 14 miles from . In 2011, Census data for the ward of High Fell recorded a total population of 6,110.

Town
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in the , in , England. It is situated to the south of and is conjoined to across the county boundary in County Durham.

Angel of the North

Latitude
54.91412° or 54° 54′ 51″ north
Longitude
-1.58953° or 1° 35′ 22″ west
Elevation
282 feet (86 metres)
Inception
February 1998
Open location code
9C6WWC76+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 922533965
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Geo­Names ID
6618480
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Angel of the North” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ملاك الشمال”
  • Chinese: “北方天使”
  • Czech: “Anděl severu”
  • Finnish: “Pohjoisen enkeli”
  • French: “Ange du Nord”
  • Galician: “Anxo do Norte”
  • German: “Engel des Nordens”
  • Hebrew: “מלאך הצפון”
  • Irish: “Aingeal na dTuaisceart”
  • Japanese: “エンジェル・オブ・ザ・ノース”
  • Russian: “Ангел Севера”
  • Spanish: “Ángel del Norte”
  • Thai: “เทวดาแห่งภาคเหนือ”
  • Ukrainian: “Ангел Півночі”
  • Urdu: “فرشتہ شمال”

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