White Shank
White Shank is a locality in Hesleyhurst, Northumberland, England. White Shank is situated nearby to the locality Ward’s Hill, as well as near the village Low Hesleyhurst.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brinkburn Priory and The Priory Church.
Brinkburn Priory
Photo: Evan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brinkburn Priory is a former monastery built, starting in the 12th century, on a bend of the River Coquet, about 4 miles east of Rothbury, Northumberland, England. Brinkburn Priory is situated 2½ miles northeast of White Shank.
The Priory Church
Church
Photo: Evan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Priory Church is situated 2½ miles northeast of White Shank.
Brinkburn railway station
Residential building
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brinkburn was a weatherboard- and corrugated-iron-built railway station in Northumberland on the Rothbury Branch built to serve the Healy Coate Colliery to which it was linked by a two-mile aerial ropeway. Brinkburn railway station is situated 2 miles north of White Shank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rothbury and Thropton.
Rothbury
Town
Photo: Glennsmart, Public domain.
Rothbury is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the River Coquet. It is 14 miles north-west of Morpeth and 26 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne. Rothbury is situated 3½ miles northwest of White Shank.
Thropton
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thropton is a hamlet in Northumberland, England, located on the River Coquet, and its tributary Wreigh Burn. With a population of 780 it is situated 1.9 miles west of the village of Rothbury connected by the B6431 near the junction of the Wreigh Burn and the River Coquet. Thropton is situated 5 miles northwest of White Shank.
Stanton
Hamlet
Photo: John Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stanton is a small hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Netherwitton, in Northumberland, England, which is located 7 miles north west of Morpeth, and 15 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne. Stanton is situated 5 miles southeast of White Shank.
White Shank
- Type: Locality
- Location: Hesleyhurst, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.2626° or 55° 15′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.87308° or 1° 52′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C7W747G+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 2160940537OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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