Widdrington railway station
Widdrington is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station, situated 23 miles 20 chains north of Newcastle, serves the villages of Stobswood and Widdrington Station in Northumberland, England.Photo: Microkomputer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Northumberland, England, UK, opened in 1847
- Also known as: “WDD”, “Widdrington Railway Station”, and “Widdrington Station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Chibburn Preceptory.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Maigheach-gheal, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Widdrington railway station.
Chibburn Preceptory
Ruins
Photo: Richard Young, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chibburn Preceptory are the ruins of a Medieval/Post-Medieval Hospitaller preceptory near Widdrington in Northumberland, England. The preceptory was first recorded in 1313, and it was abolished in 1540 when all its lands were passed to the Crown and later the Widdrington family. Chibburn Preceptory is situated 2 miles northeast of Widdrington railway station.
Widdrington Inn
Pub
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Widdrington Inn is a pub, which is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Widdrington railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ulgham and Hemscott Hill.
Ulgham
Village
Photo: David Clark, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ulgham is a small village in Northumberland, England. The name Ulgham is pronounced 'Uffam'. It is known as the 'village of the owls'.
Hemscott Hill
Locality
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hemscott Hill is a locality, which is situated 2 miles east of Widdrington railway station.
West Chevington
Hamlet
Photo: V Roper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Chevington is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Widdrington railway station.
Widdrington railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Widdrington Station and Stobswood, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.24114° or 55° 14′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.61622° or 1° 36′ 58″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Operator
Northern TrainsNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“WDD”Open location code
9C7W69RM+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 46985645OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6953896Wikidata ID
Q2572775
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Widdrington railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Widdrington”
- Dutch: “Station Widdrington”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة ويدرينجتون”
- French: “gare de Widdrington”
- French: “Widdrington”
- Portuguese: “Widdrington (estação ferroviária)”
- Portuguese: “Widdrington”
- Urdu: “وڈ رنگٹن ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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