River Wansbeck
River Wansbeck is a section of a stream in Pegswood, Northumberland, England. River Wansbeck is situated nearby to the locality Stobhillgate, as well as near the village Pegswood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Morpeth Castle and Morpeth railway station.
Morpeth Castle
Castle
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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 Chantry Bagpipe Museum
Museum
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The Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum is located in Morpeth Chantry, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The museum, founded in 1987, contains a large collection of historic bagpipes, especially, but not exclusively, historic Northumbrian smallpipes and Border pipes, mainly based on the collection of William Alfred Cocks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morpeth and Pegswood.
Morpeth
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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.
Pegswood
Village
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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.
Bothal
Hamlet
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Bothal is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ashington, in Northumberland, England. It is situated between Morpeth and Ashington. There is a castle, a church, a vicarage opposite the church gates, some stepping stones over the River Wansbeck, and a few houses. Bothal is situated 2 miles east of River Wansbeck.
River Wansbeck
- Type: Section of a stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Pegswood, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.17446° or 55° 10′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.6734° or 1° 40′ 24″ westElevation
105 feet (32 metres)Open location code
9C7W58FG+QJGeoNames ID
10104861
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