Fountain

Fountain is a ruins in Gateshead, England. Fountain is situated nearby to the forest Shibdon Dene, as well as near Shibdon Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blaydon railway station and Path Head Watermill.

Blaydon railway station

Railway station

Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blaydon is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 5 miles 39 chains west of Newcastle, serves the town of Blaydon, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Blaydon railway station is situated 1,900 feet north of Fountain.

Path Head Watermill

Museum

Path Head Mill is an 18th-century watermill at Summerhill on Blaydon Burn, between Blaydon and Stella, near Gateshead in north-east England. The Vale Mill Trust has been restoring the site to include a water-powered joiners' workshop and a visitor centre since 1994/1995. Path Head Watermill is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Fountain.

St Paul’s Church

Church

Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Paul's Church is a 19th-century church in Winlaton, Tyne and Wear, England, dedicated to St Paul. It is a Grade II listed building. St Paul’s Church is situated 1 mile southwest of Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaydon and Winlaton.

Blaydon

Town

Photo: Chris Bell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blaydon is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, and historically in County Durham. Blaydon, and neighbouring Winlaton, which Blaydon is now contiguous with, form the town of Blaydon-on-Tyne.

Winlaton

Village

Winlaton is a village situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Historically in County Durham, it was incorporated into the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear and Borough of Gateshead in 1974.