Big Birkey Hill
Big Birkey Hill is a locality in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. Big Birkey Hill is situated nearby to the locality Alnwick Moor or Aydon Forest (inner), as well as near High Hobberlaw.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alnwick Castle and Alnwick Garden.
Alnwick Castle
Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0.
Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times. Alnwick Castle is situated 1½ miles east of Big Birkey Hill.
Alnwick Garden
Garden
Photo: Christine Westerback, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Alnwick Garden is a complex of formal gardens adjacent to Alnwick Castle in the town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. The gardens have a long history under the dukes of Northumberland, but fell into disrepair until revived at the turn of the 21st century. Alnwick Garden is situated 2 miles east of Big Birkey Hill.
The Alnwick Playhouse
Theater building
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Alnwick Playhouse is an arts centre, theatre and cinema in the town of Alnwick in Northumberland, England. It is also the headquarters of the NTC Touring Theatre Company. The Alnwick Playhouse is situated 1½ miles east of Big Birkey Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hulne Priory and Abberwick.
Hulne Priory
Locality
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Hulne Priory, Hulne Friary or Hulne Abbey was a friary founded in 1240 by the Carmelites or 'Whitefriars'. It is said that the Northumberland site, quite close to Alnwick, was chosen for some slight resemblance to Mount Carmel where the order originated. Hulne Priory is situated 2 miles north of Big Birkey Hill.
Abberwick
Locality
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abberwick is a hamlet and former civil parish near the River Aln, now in the parish of Edlingham, in the English county of Northumberland. In 1951 the parish had a population of 44. Abberwick is situated 2 miles west of Big Birkey Hill.
Denwick
Village
Photo: Christine Westerback, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denwick is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, located about 1.4 miles north-east of Alnwick. Denwick is situated 3 miles east of Big Birkey Hill.
Big Birkey Hill
- Type: Locality
- Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.40765° or 55° 24′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.74384° or 1° 44′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C7WC754+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1292304859OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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