Wylam
Wylam is a village and civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England. It is located about 10 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is famous for the being the birthplace of George Stephenson, one of the early railway pioneers. George Stephenson's Birthplace, his cottage, can be found on the north bank of the Tyne 1 mile east of the village.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 120 feet (40 metres)
Places of Interest
Discover Prudhoe Castle and Vindobala.
Vindobala
Archaeological site
Vindobala was a Roman fort with the modern name, and in the hamlet of, Rudchester, Northumberland.
Wylam railway station
Wylam is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prudhoe and Newburn.
Ryton
Ryton is a village in Tyne and Wear, England.
2½ miles east of Wylam
Wylam
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Latitude
54.9808° or 54° 58′ 51″ north
Longitude
-1.8223° or 1° 49′ 20″ west
Open location code
9C6WX5JH+83
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Northumberland: Highlights
Learn more about Berwick-upon-Tweed and Lindisfarne.
