Thornington
Thornington is a hamlet in Kilham, Northumberland, England. Thornington is situated nearby to the hamlet The Loaning, as well as near Langham.Places of Interest
Highlights include Housedon Hill.
Housedon Hill
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Housedon Hill is a hill on the northwestern edge of the Cheviot Hills in Northumberland, England. It is the northernmost Marilyn in England, the summit lying only about 4 miles from the Scottish border, which runs to the north and west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howtel and Westnewton.
Howtel
Hamlet
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howtel is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kilham, in Northumberland, England about 8 miles northwest of Wooler. The name Howtel is thought to mean Low Ground with a Holt or Wood. In 1951 the parish had a population of 75.
Westnewton
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westnewton is a small hamlet comprising around 8 houses and a manse to the west of the village of Kirknewton, in the civil parish of Kirknewton, in the county of Northumberland, England. Westnewton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Thornington.
Branxton
Village
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Branxton is a village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England. It lies about 3 miles from the England-Scotland border and about 4 miles from the Scottish border town of Coldstream, just off the A697 Newcastle-Edinburgh road. Branxton is situated 2½ miles north of Thornington.
Thornington
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Kilham, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.59529° or 55° 35′ 43″ northLongitude
-2.1841° or 2° 11′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C7VHRW8+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 318309130OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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