Angel of the North
Angel of the North is a work of art in Lamesley, Gateshead, England. Angel of the North is situated nearby to Tyne Yard, as well as near the village Lamesley.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tyne Yard and St Ninian.
Tyne Yard
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tyne Yard is a railway yard in Birtley, England, on the East Coast Main Line, operated by DB Cargo UK. The yard is the major freight yard of the North East, with the majority of rail freight movements in Tyne and Wear from around Great Britain passing through the yard. Tyne Yard is situated 2,000 feet west of Angel of the North.
St Ninian
Church
Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Ninian is a church, which is situated 1 mile north of Angel of the North.
Birtley Cenotaph, Memorial Shelters, And Garden Wall Including Gate Piers And Railings.
Memorial
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birtley Cenotaph, Memorial Shelters, And Garden Wall Including Gate Piers And Railings. is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Angel of the North.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lamesley and Wrekenton.
Lamesley
Village
Photo: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lamesley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,742.
Wrekenton
Suburb
Photo: Donald Brydon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wrekenton is a residential area in Gateshead, located around 3.5 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, 11 miles from Sunderland, and 14 miles from Durham. In 2011, Census data for the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council ward of High Fell recorded a total population of 6,110.
Birtley
Town
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birtley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated to the south of Gateshead and is conjoined to Chester-le-Street across the county boundary in County Durham.
Angel of the North
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Lamesley, Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.91412° or 54° 54′ 51″ northLongitude
-1.58953° or 1° 35′ 22″ westElevation
282 feet (86 metres)Inception
February 1998Open location code
9C6WWC76+J5OpenStreetMap ID
way 922533965OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueGeoNames ID
6618480
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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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