Eighton Banks
Eighton Banks is a suburb in Lamesley, Gateshead, England. Eighton Banks is situated nearby to the suburb Wrekenton, as well as near Springwell Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Angel of the North and Bowes Railway.
Angel of the North
Work of art
The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture by Antony Gormley, located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Completed in 1998, it is seen by an estimated 33 million people every year due to its proximity to the A1 and A167 roads and the East Coast Main Line.
Bowes Railway
Museum
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bowes Railway, built by George Stephenson in 1826, is the world's only operational preserved standard gauge cable railway system. It was built to transport coal from pits in Durham to boats on the River Tyne.
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
School
Cardinal Hume Catholic School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Beacon Lough area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wrekenton and Springwell Village.
Wrekenton
Suburb
Photo: Donald Brydon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wrekenton is a residential area in Gateshead, located around 3.5 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, 11 miles from Sunderland, and 14 miles from Durham. In 2011, Census data for the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council ward of High Fell recorded a total population of 6,110.
Springwell Village
Village
Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Springwell Village is a village in the City of Sunderland, bordering Gateshead, approximately 7.6 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, 9 miles from Sunderland, and 13 miles from Durham.
Low Fell
Suburb
Photo: Meetthefeebles, CC BY 3.0.
Low Fell is a suburb of Gateshead situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Built predominantly on sandstone, grindstone and clay, it is bordered by Sheriff Hill/Deckham to the east, Saltwell/Bensham to the west, Harlow Green to the south and Shipcote to the north.
Eighton Banks
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Lamesley, Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.91999° or 54° 55′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.56904° or 1° 34′ 9″ westElevation
433 feet (132 metres)Open location code
9C6WWC9J+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1342537348OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13265252
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