Wylam
Wylam is a locality in Northumberland, North East England, England. Wylam is situated nearby to the village Clara Vale, as well as near the locality Houghton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Prudhoe Castle and Vindobala.
Prudhoe Castle
Photo: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Prudhoe Castle is a ruined medieval English castle situated on the south bank of the River Tyne at Prudhoe, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building.
Vindobala
Archaeological site
Vindobala was a Roman fort with the modern name, and in the hamlet of, Rudchester, Northumberland. It was the fourth fort on Hadrian's Wall, and situated about 11 kilometres to the west of Condercum fort and 7.5 miles east of Halton Chesters fort.
Wylam railway station
Railway station
Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wylam is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 9 miles 71 chains west of Newcastle, serves the village of Wylam in Northumberland, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prudhoe and Newburn.
Prudhoe
Photo: Glen Bowman, CC BY 2.0.
Prudhoe is a town in Northumberland in northeast England. With a population of 10,300 in 2021, it's the largest of a string of villages along the lower Tyne valley.
Newburn
Village
Photo: Anthony Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newburn, also known as Newburn-upon-Tyne is a village and district of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England. Situated on the North bank of the River Tyne, it is built rising up the valley from the river. Newburn is situated 3 miles east of Wylam.
Ryton
Town
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ryton is a village in Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, historically part of County Durham. In 2011, the population of the Ryton, Crookhill and Stella ward was 8,146. It is 6 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne. Ryton is situated 2½ miles east of Wylam.
Wylam
- Type: Locality
- Location: Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9808° or 54° 58′ 51″ northLongitude
-1.8223° or 1° 49′ 20″ westElevation
125 feet (38 metres)Open location code
9C6WX5JH+83GeoNames ID
7291482
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