Old Ravensworth
Old Ravensworth is a locality in Lamesley, Gateshead, England. Old Ravensworth is situated nearby to the village Kibblesworth, as well as near Lamesley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ravensworth Castle and Beamish Museum.
Ravensworth Castle
Ruins
Photo: john tollitt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravensworth Castle is a ruinous Grade II* listed building and a scheduled monument situated at Lamesley, Tyne and Wear, England. The building has been destroyed and rebuilt a number of times, and was the seat of the Ravensworth barons, the Liddells.
Beamish Museum
Museum
Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.
Beamish Museum is the first regional open-air museum, in England, located at Beamish, near the town of Stanley, in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. Beamish Museum is situated 2 miles south of Old Ravensworth.
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. Angel of the North is situated 2 miles east of Old Ravensworth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kibblesworth and Lamesley.
Kibblesworth
Village
Photo: Peter Standing, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kibblesworth is a village 2 miles west of Birtley, Tyne and Wear, England. Kibblesworth was a mainly rural community until the development of the pit and brickworks and the resulting increase in population.
Lamesley
Village
Photo: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lamesley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,742.
Marley Hill
Hamlet
Photo: Donkeyjacket, CC0.
Marley Hill is a former colliery village about six miles to the south west of Gateshead, near the border between Tyne and Wear and County Durham. It has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead since 1974. Marley Hill is situated 1½ miles west of Old Ravensworth.
Old Ravensworth
- Type: Locality
- Location: Lamesley, Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.91357° or 54° 54′ 49″ northLongitude
-1.64075° or 1° 38′ 27″ westElevation
423 feet (129 metres)Open location code
9C6WW975+CPGeoNames ID
13273600
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