Brandon

Brandon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ingram, in Northumberland, in England. It is about 9 miles north-west of Alnwick and 8 miles south of Wooler in the Breamish Valley, just off the A697 north of Powburn.

Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Hamlet
Description: village in Northumberland, England, UK
Also known as: “Brandon, Northumberland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roddam Hall and Queens Head.

Roddam Hall

Building

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Roddam Hall is a privately owned 18th-century country house near Wooler, Northumberland. It is a Grade II listed building. The Roddams, an ancient Northumbrian family, held lands at Roddam in ancient times. Roddam Hall is situated 2½ miles northwest of Brandon.

Queens Head

Pub

Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Queens Head is a pub, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Brandon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Powburn and Ingram.

Powburn

Village

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Powburn is a small village on the A697 in Northumberland, England about 8 miles south of Wooler and 10 miles northwest of Alnwick.

Ingram

Village

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Ingram is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is located in the Cheviots on the River Breamish, and on the edge of Northumberland National Park; it houses a National Park visitor centre. Ingram is situated 1½ miles west of Brandon.