Bavington Crags

Bavington Crags is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in north Northumberland, England. The site is an outcropping of the Whin Sill which gives rise to distinctive flora particular to the thin soil conditions on this bedrock.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of St Wilfred, Kirkharle.

Church of St Wilfred, Kirkharle

Church

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Wilfred, Kirkharle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Bavington Crags.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thockrington and Kirkharle.

Thockrington

Hamlet

Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thockrington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bavington, in Northumberland, England. The village lies about 10 miles north of Hexham. In 1951 the parish had a population of 18. Thockrington is situated 1½ miles southwest of Bavington Crags.

Kirkharle

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkharle is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kirkwhelpington, in the county of Northumberland in Northern England located about 12 miles west of the town of Morpeth, just to the west of the crossroads of the A696 and B6342 roads. Kirkharle is situated 2 miles northeast of Bavington Crags.

Kirkwhelpington

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkwhelpington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland about 13 miles northeast of Hexham. It is on the River Wansbeck alongside the A696 trunk road between Otterburn and Ponteland. Kirkwhelpington is situated 2½ miles north of Bavington Crags.

Bavington Crags

Type: Locality
Description: site of Special Scientific Interest in north Northumberland, England
Category: Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location: Bavington, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.11989° or 55° 7′ 12″ north

Longitude

-2.0313° or 2° 1′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C7V4X99+XF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2091056249

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

Wikidata ID

Q27990677

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Places to explore: Green Crag and Holm Crag.

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Highlights: Lady Well and Equestrian Track.

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