West Edge
West Edge is a locality in Rochester, Northumberland, England. West Edge is situated nearby to the locality Hunter’s Loap, as well as near Hopehead Neck.Places of Interest
Highlights include Carter Bar and Catcleugh Reservoir.
Carter Bar
Mountain saddle
Photo: Beefy SAFC, Public domain.
Carter Bar is a pass in the Cheviot Hills, on the Anglo-Scottish border. It lies north-east of Carter Fell at the head of Redesdale, and is crossed by the A68 road as it runs north towards Jedburgh and Teviotdale. Carter Bar is situated 2 miles west of West Edge.
Catcleugh Reservoir
Photo: James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Catcleugh Reservoir is a reservoir in Northumberland, England, adjacent to the A68 road just north of Byrness and to the southeast of the border with Scotland. Catcleugh Reservoir is situated 1½ miles south of West Edge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Byrness and Chew Green.
Byrness
Village
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Byrness is a village within Rochester civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is approximately 37 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne on the A68, and is the last village in England before the A68 climbs the Cheviot Hills to cross Carter Bar into Scotland. Byrness is situated 3 miles southeast of West Edge.
Chew Green
Locality
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chew Green is the site of the ancient Roman encampment, commonly but erroneously called Ad Fines on the 1885-1900 edition of the Ordnance Survey map, in Northumberland, England, 8 miles north of Rochester and 9 miles west of Alwinton. Chew Green is situated 4 miles northeast of West Edge.
Long Crag
Locality
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Long Crag is a hill to the north of Rothbury in Northumberland, England. It lies within the Thrunton Woods, a Forestry Commission-owned area of forestry plantations. Long Crag is situated 4 miles south of West Edge.
West Edge
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rochester, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.34846° or 55° 20′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.42724° or 2° 25′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C7V8HXF+94OpenStreetMap ID
node 1447409444OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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