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Hexham Old Gaol

The Old Gaol, also known as the Manor Office, is a custodial building in Hallgate in , , England. The building, which now operates as a museum, is a Grade I listed building.
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  • Opening hours: public holidays and Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: former prison in Hexham, Northumberland, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Hexham Manor Office”, “Hexham Manor Office (or gaol)”, and “The Manor Office”
  • Address: Hallgate, Hexham, NE46 1XD

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moot Hall and Hexham Abbey.

Castle
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a former judicial structure in The Market Place, , , England. The structure, which currently accommodates an art gallery on the ground floor and the museums department of Northumberland County Council on the upper floors, is a Grade I listed building.

Church
Photo: Bob Castle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Grade I listed church dedicated to St Andrew, in the town of , , in the of England. Originally built in AD 674, the Abbey was built up during the 12th century into its current form, with additions around the turn of the 20th century. is situated 550 feet west of Hexham Old Gaol.

Arts center
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Queen's Hall, formerly Hexham Town Hall, is a municipal structure in Beaumont Street, , , England. The structure, which was the headquarters of Hexham Urban District Council and is now an arts centre, is a Grade II listed building. is situated 660 feet southwest of Hexham Old Gaol.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anick and Acomb.

Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in , England, situated to the north of . In 1881 the parish had a population of 153.

Village
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is a village in the south of , England. The population at the 2001 Census was 1,184 increasing to 1,268 at the 2011 Census. It is situated to the north of , not far from the junction of the A69 road and A6079 road. is situated 1½ miles north of Hexham Old Gaol.

Photo: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5.
is a village in the Tyne valley of , 16 miles west of Newcastle and 4 miles east of Hexham. It's an attractive small place and the main reasons to visit are to see the Roman town of Coria, and to explore Hadrian's Wall further north.

Hexham Old Gaol

Latitude
54.97129° or 54° 58′ 17″ north
Longitude
-2.09994° or 2° 5′ 60″ west
Elevation
187 feet (57 metres)
Open location code
9C6VXWC2+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 334670455
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
7932543
Wiki­data ID
Q5749007
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hexham Old Gaol” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hexham Old Gaol”
  • Swedish: “Hexham Old Gaol”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hexham Old Gaol”. Photo: Stevenfruitsmaak, Public domain.