The Forks
The Forks is a locality in England, United Kingdom. The Forks is situated nearby to the locality Ferny Knowe, as well as near Low Long House.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kielder Viaduct.
Kielder Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kielder Viaduct consists of seven semi-circular masonry skew arches and was built in 1862 by the North British Railway to carry the Border Counties Line across marshy land, which following flooding to create Kielder Water, became the place where Deadwater Burn joins Bakethin Reservoir. Kielder Viaduct is situated 2 miles north of The Forks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plashetts and Deadwater.
Plashetts
Locality
Plashetts is a small settlement in Northumberland, in England south east of Kielder, Northumberland. It is about 22 miles north west of Hexham. Part of the settlement is now beneath the surface of Kielder Water. Plashetts is situated 2½ miles northeast of The Forks.
Deadwater
Locality
Photo: The Boy that time forgot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deadwater is a small settlement in Northumberland, England, about 3 miles north west of Kielder, Northumberland, on the English side of the border between Scotland and England. Deadwater is situated 5 miles north of The Forks.
Falstone
Village
Photo: Simon Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falstone is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, just east of Kielder Water. The village is 8 miles from the Anglo–Scottish border. Falstone is situated 6 miles east of The Forks.
The Forks
- Type: Locality
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.19259° or 55° 11′ 33″ northLongitude
-2.58248° or 2° 34′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C7V5CV9+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 322900803OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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