Carrshield
Carrshield is a village in West Allen parish, Northumberland, England. It lies in the Pennines between Penrith and Hexham. It is a small village with an old school building in the centre of the village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Carr Shield” and “Carr Shield, Northumberland”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coalcleugh and Nenthead.
Coalcleugh
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalcleugh is a hamlet in Northumberland, England. It is situated in the Pennines between Penrith and Hexham. In the past it was well known as a lead mining centre. Coalcleugh is situated 1½ miles south of Carrshield.
Nenthead
Village
Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nenthead in the county of Cumbria is one of England's highest villages, at around 1,437 feet. It was not built until the middle of the 18th century and was one of the earliest purpose-built industrial villages in Britain. Nenthead is situated 2½ miles southwest of Carrshield.
Carrshield
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: West Allen, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.8236° or 54° 49′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.30813° or 2° 18′ 29″ westElevation
1,312 feet (400 metres)Open location code
9C6VRMFR+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 323134239OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Carrshield” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Carr Shield”
- French: “Carr Shield”
- Irish: “Carr Shield”
- Polish: “Carr Shield”
- Welsh: “Carr Shield”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hartleycleugh and Blackway Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whiteley Shield Methodist Chapel and Carrshield Village Hall.
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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 “Carrshield”. Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.