Cresswell
Cresswell is a locality in Northumberland, North East England, England. Cresswell is situated nearby to the village Lynemouth, as well as near Ellington.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cresswell Pele Tower and St Aidan Lynemouth.
Cresswell Pele Tower
Ruins
Photo: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cresswell Pele Tower is in the village of Cresswell, situated overlooking the coast approximately 4 miles to the north of Ashington, Northumberland, England.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashington and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.
Ashington
Photo: Mark Smiles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashington is a town in Northumberland in northeast England, 18 miles north of Newcastle. It's a former mining district and now a commuter town, with a population of 28,000 in 2021.
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea is a seaside town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located on the North Sea coast. The town is a fishing port and formerly a part of a trade route for shipping grain. Newbiggin-by-the-Sea is situated 3 miles southeast of Cresswell.
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
- Type: Locality
- Location: Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.2267° or 55° 13′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.5437° or 1° 32′ 37″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Open location code
9C7W6FG4+MGGeoNames ID
7291380
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