Morpeth
Morpeth is a market town on the River Wansbeck in Northumberland in northeast England, with a population in 2021 of 14,400. Its main sight is the chantry and bagpipes museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Morpeth Castle and Morpeth railway station.
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 railway station
Railway station
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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.
Morpeth Town Hall
Town hall
Morpeth Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Morpeth Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pegswood and Choppington.
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.
Choppington
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Choppington is a large village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is situated 5 miles to the south-east of Morpeth, and north of Bedlington. Choppington is situated 3½ miles east of Morpeth.
Morpeth
- Type: Locality
- Location: Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.1663° or 55° 9′ 59″ northLongitude
-1.6895° or 1° 41′ 22″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
9C7W5886+G5GeoNames ID
7296759
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