Parker’s Shield Fold

Parker’s Shield Fold is a locality in Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, England. Parker’s Shield Fold is situated nearby to the locality Old Shielding, as well as near Old Shielings.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Slaggyford railway station and St Jude.

Slaggyford railway station

Railway station

Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Slaggyford was historically a railway station on the Alston Line, which ran between Haltwhistle and Alston. The station served the village of Slaggyford in Northumberland. Slaggyford railway station is situated 2 miles east of Parker’s Shield Fold.

St Jude

Church

Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Jude is a church, which is situated 2 miles east of Parker’s Shield Fold.

Burnstones Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burnstones Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 2 miles east of Parker’s Shield Fold.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slaggyford and Halton Lea Gate.

Slaggyford

Village

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Slaggyford is a village in the civil parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, in Northumberland, England about 5 miles north of Alston, Cumbria. It is set in the South Tyne valley. Hadrian's Wall lies to the north of the Tyne Gap. Slaggyford is situated 2 miles east of Parker’s Shield Fold.

Halton Lea Gate

Village

Photo: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Halton Lea Gate is a small village in Northumberland, England, on the A689 road close to the boundary of the counties of Northumberland and Cumbria. The village is part of the parish council area called Hartleyburn, and borders the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Halton Lea Gate is situated 3 miles north of Parker’s Shield Fold.

Kirkhaugh

Hamlet

Photo: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkhaugh is a very small village in the civil parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, adjacent to the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England. The village lies close to the A689 road north of Alston, Cumbria. Kirkhaugh is situated 3½ miles southeast of Parker’s Shield Fold.

Parker’s Shield Fold

Type: Locality
Location: Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.87334° or 54° 52′ 24″ north

Longitude

-2.54956° or 2° 32′ 58″ west

Open location code

9C6VVFF2+85

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2806965617

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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