Morpeth railway station
Morpeth is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station, situated 16 miles 50 chains north of Newcastle, serves the historic market town of Morpeth, Northumberland, England.Photo: Tagishsimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Morpeth Railway Station”, “Morpeth Station”, and “MPT”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morpeth Castle and Haw Hill.
Morpeth Castle
Castle
Photo: C G Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morpeth Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building at Morpeth, Northumberland, in northeast England. It has been restored by the Landmark Trust and is now available as a holiday rental home. Morpeth Castle is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Morpeth railway station.
Haw Hill
Scenic viewpoint
Haw Hill or Ha' Hill is a mound and scheduled monument in Carlisle Park, Morpeth which was the site of a motte-and-bailey castle, being Morpeth's first castle. Haw Hill is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Morpeth railway station.
Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum
Museum
Photo: Tzdelski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum is located in Morpeth Chantry, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The museum, founded in 1987, contains a large collection of historic bagpipes, especially, but not exclusively, historic Northumbrian smallpipes and Border pipes, mainly based on the collection of William Alfred Cocks. Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Morpeth railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tranwell and Clifton.
Tranwell
Village
Photo: george hurrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tranwell is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mitford, in the county of Northumberland, England, about 1 mile south west of Morpeth.
Clifton
Village
Clifton is a hamlet in Northumberland, in England. The population is between 20 and 30. It is situated a short distance to the south of Morpeth, on the A1. Clifton is situated 1½ miles south of Morpeth railway station.
Pegswood
Village
Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pegswood is a historic mining village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, and the site of the former Pegswood Colliery. Pegswood is two miles east of Morpeth and three miles west of Ashington, with a population of around 3,280. Pegswood is situated 2 miles northeast of Morpeth railway station.
Morpeth railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Morpeth, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.16236° or 55° 9′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.68315° or 1° 40′ 59″ westElevation
171 feet (52 metres)Operator
Northern TrainsNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“MPT”Open location code
9C7W5868+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 7209360087OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6953174Wikidata ID
Q2534198
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Morpeth railway station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “莫珀斯站”
- Dutch: “station Morpeth”
- Dutch: “Station Morpeth”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة مورپيث”
- French: “gare de Morpeth”
- French: “Morpeth”
- Japanese: “モーペス駅”
- Portuguese: “Estação Ferroviária de Morpeth”
- Portuguese: “Morpeth (estação ferroviária)”
- Portuguese: “Morpeth”
- Urdu: “مورپتھ ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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