Sheepwash
Sheepwash is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ashington, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is adjacent to Stakeford and Guide Post and across the River Wansbeck from Ashington. In 1931 the parish had a population of 68.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Northumberland, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Sheepwash, Northumberland”
- Postal code: NE62
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bothal Castle and Anglers Arms.
Bothal Castle
Castle
Photo: DRomley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bothal Castle is a castle and stately home in the village of the same name near the River Wansbeck, between Morpeth and Ashington in the English county of Northumberland.
Ashington Academy
School
Ashington Academy is a secondary school and sixth form located in Ashington in the English county of Northumberland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stakeford and Bothal.
Stakeford
Village
Photo: george hurrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stakeford is a large village in south east Northumberland, England. Its about 17 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne. It lies south of the River Wansbeck from Ashington, the nearest town.
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.
Bomarsund
Village
Bomarsund is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north of Bedlington, and just south of Stakeford. The village grew around a coal pit opened in 1854 and was named after the August 1854 battle – part of the Crimean War – at the fortress of Bomarsund in Sund, Åland, now part of Finland.
Sheepwash
- Categories: village and civil parish
- Location: Ashington, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Sheepwash” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sheepwash, Northumberland”
- French: “Sheepwash”
- Irish: “Sheepwash”
- Ladin: “Sheepwash (Northumberland)”
- Ladin: “Sheepwash”
- Polish: “Sheepwash”
- Swedish: “Sheepwash, Northumberland”
- Welsh: “Sheepwash, Northumberland”
- “Sheepwash”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Guide Post and Pegswood railway station.
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