Castle Island
Castle Island is an island in North Bedlington, Northumberland, England. Castle Island is situated nearby to the village Bomarsund, as well as near the locality Ashington.Places of Interest
Highlights include Northumberland College and Elephant.
Northumberland College
College
Photo: PookieFugglestein, CC0.
Northumberland College is a further education college based in Ashington, Northumberland, England. The present site opened in 1957, and became the County Technical College in 1961, transformed again in 1987, becoming the Northumberland College of Arts and Technology, and finally settled upon its current status in 1995.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bomarsund and Stakeford.
Bomarsund
Village
Bomarsund is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north of Bedlington, and just south of Stakeford. The village grew around a coal pit opened in 1854 and was named after the August 1854 battle – part of the Crimean War – at the fortress of Bomarsund in Sund, Åland, now part of Finland.
Stakeford
Village
Photo: george hurrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stakeford is a large village in south east Northumberland, England. Its about 17 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne. It lies south of the River Wansbeck from Ashington, the nearest town.
Ashington
Photo: Mark Smiles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashington is a town in Northumberland in northeast England, 18 miles north of Newcastle. It's a former mining district and now a commuter town, with a population of 28,000 in 2021.
Castle Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: North Bedlington, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.16346° or 55° 9′ 49″ northLongitude
-1.55602° or 1° 33′ 22″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9C7W5C7V+9HGeoNames ID
13286114
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