Halton Shields
Halton Shields is a locality in Whittington, Northumberland, England. Halton Shields is situated nearby to the region Highland Britain, as well as near the locality Wall Houses.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aydon Castle and Milecastle 22.
Aydon Castle
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Aydon Castle, previously sometimes called Aydon Hall, is a fortified manor house at Aydon near to the town of Corbridge, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. Aydon Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Halton Shields.
Milecastle 22
Archaeological site
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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 west of Halton Shields.
Halton Castle
Residential building
Halton Castle is a pele tower and grade I listed building situated close to Hadrian's Wall to the north of the village of Corbridge in Northumberland, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halton and Great Whittington.
Halton
Hamlet
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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.
Great Whittington
Village
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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.
Aydon
Hamlet
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Aydon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Corbridge, in Northumberland, England. It is about 2 miles northeast of Corbridge on the B6321 road. Aydon is situated 1½ miles south of Halton Shields.
Halton Shields
- Type: Locality
- Location: Whittington, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.01302° or 55° 0′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.97536° or 1° 58′ 31″ westElevation
653 feet (199 metres)Open location code
9C7W227F+6VGeoNames ID
13281173
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