Green Knowe
Green Knowe is a locality in Kingwater, Cumberland, England. Green Knowe is situated nearby to the locality High King Hill, as well as near Chisholm’s Cross.Places of Interest
Highlights include RAF Spadeadam.
RAF Spadeadam
Military installation
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RAF Spadeadam is a Royal Air Force station in Cumbria, England, close to the border with Northumberland. It is the home of the 9,000 acre electronic warfare tactics range, making it the largest RAF base in the United Kingdom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilsland and Churnsike Lodge.
Gilsland
Village
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Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 4 miles southeast of Green Knowe.
Churnsike Lodge
Locality
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Churnsike Lodge is an early Victorian hunting lodge situated in the parish of Greystead, west Northumberland, England. Constructed in 1850 by the Charlton family, descendants of the noted Border Reivers family of the English Middle March, the lodge formed part of the extensive Hesleyside estate, located some 10 miles from Hesleyside Hall itself. Churnsike Lodge is situated 4½ miles northeast of Green Knowe.
Banks
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW. Banks is situated 5 miles southwest of Green Knowe.
Green Knowe
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kingwater, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.04462° or 55° 2′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.61529° or 2° 36′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C7V29VM+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2647926149OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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