Greenhead
Greenhead is a locality in Northumberland, North East England, England. Greenhead is situated nearby to the village Gilsland, as well as near the hamlet Park Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hadrian’s Wall and Magnis.
Hadrian’s Wall
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadrian's Wall was built by the Roman Empire to protect their territory in England from the Pictish tribes of Scotland. It was built relatively quickly from 122 AD, with associated castles and forts, and stretches for 73 miles from the Tyne estuary on the east coast to Solway Firth on the west coast.
Magnis
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magnis or Magna was a Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain. Its ruins are now known as Carvoran Roman Fort and are located near Carvoran, Northumberland, in northern England.
Thirlwall Castle
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thirlwall Castle is a 12th-century castle in Northumberland, England, on the bank of the River Tipalt close to the village of Greenhead and approximately 20 miles west of Hexham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haltwhistle and Gilsland.
Haltwhistle
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Haltwhistle is a market town in Northumberland, along the route between Newcastle and Carlisle, with a population of 4650 in 2021. It contrived to be named for a railway halt over 600 years before that railway arrived: Hautwysel means a hill between two forks of a river. Hadrian's Wall is the main reason to visit, the Roman frontier defence built in 122 AD.
Gilsland
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 2½ miles west of Greenhead.
Plenmeller
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. In 1951 the parish had a population of 107. Plenmeller is situated 3 miles southeast of Greenhead.
Greenhead
- Type: Locality
- Location: Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9935° or 54° 59′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.5039° or 2° 30′ 14″ westElevation
794 feet (242 metres)Open location code
9C6VXFVW+CCGeoNames ID
7302003
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