Great Whittington
Great Whittington is a village in the civil parish of Whittington, in Northumberland, England, 7 miles NE of Hexham. In 2011 it had a population of 401.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Great Whittington, Northumberland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Milecastle 22 and Church of the Holy Trinity, Matfen.
Milecastle 22
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 22 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a low, turf covered platform just east of the Portgate roundabout. The platform is 0.5 metres on the east side, reducing to only a parch mark on the west side. Milecastle 22 is situated 1½ miles southwest of Great Whittington.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Matfen
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Matfen is situated 1½ miles east of Great Whittington.
Milecastle 23
Archaeological site
Photo: Sam.roebuck, CC BY 3.0.
Milecastle 23 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a low, grass covered platform with traces of an external ditch. It is located to the south of the B6318 Military Road around 1.5 kilometres west of its junction with the A68. Milecastle 23 is situated 2 miles southwest of Great Whittington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matfen and Halton.
Matfen
Village
Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Matfen is a village and a civil parish in Northumberland, England, near the town of Hexham and the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is an example of a 19th-century planned estate village. Matfen is situated 1½ miles east of Great Whittington.
Halton
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whittington, in the southern part of Northumberland, England. It is situated 3 miles north of Corbridge just south of Hadrian's Wall. Halton is situated 2 miles south of Great Whittington.
Bingfield
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bingfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whittington, in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north of Corbridge, off the A68 road and includes some properties situated on the A68. Bingfield is situated 2 miles northwest of Great Whittington.
Great Whittington
- Category: locality
- Location: Whittington, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.03194° or 55° 1′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.99371° or 1° 59′ 37″ westElevation
561 feet (171 metres)Open location code
9C7W22J4+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1338052919OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Great Whittington” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Great Whittington”
- French: “Great Whittington”
- Irish: “Great Whittington”
- Polish: “Great Whittington”
- Swedish: “Great Whittington”
- Welsh: “Great Whittington”
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Explore places such as Todridge Fell and Pike Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Great Whittington Village Hall and High Balk.
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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 “Great Whittington”. Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.