Fence Houses

Fence Houses, or Fencehouses is a village in the City of Sunderland in , England. It came into existence when Napoleonic prisoners were housed on the outskirts of Houghton-le-Spring.
  • Village
  • …lies at an elevation of around 150 feet (50 metres)
  • Description: village in Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Andrew and Rainton Meadows.
Nature reserve
is a just to the west…
Protected area
Joe's Pond is a 4-hectare Site of Special Scientific…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chilton Moor and Woodstone Village.
Village
is a village in , England.
Village
is a hamlet in the civil parish…
Hamlet
is a small village in , in .
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Latitude
54.84548° or 54° 50′ 44″ north
Longitude
-1.50163° or 1° 30′ 6″ west
Open location code
9C6WRFWX+58
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Fence Houses” goes by many names.
Fence HousesBasque
Fence HousesDutch
Fence HousesIrish
Fence HousesPolish
فینس ہاؤسزUrdu
Fence HousesWelsh

Localities in the Area

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