Benks
Benks is a locality in Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, England. Benks is situated nearby to the locality High Thornhope, as well as near Low Thornhope.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lintley Halt railway station and Slaggyford railway station.
Lintley Halt railway station
Railway station
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Lintley Halt is a railway station on the South Tynedale Railway, which runs between Slaggyford and Alston. The station is located about 1+1⁄4 miles from the village of Slaggyford in Northumberland.
Slaggyford railway station
Railway station
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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.
Whitley Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whitley Castle is a large, unusually shaped Roman fort north-west of the town of Alston, Cumbria, England. The castrum, which was first built by the Roman Army early in the 2nd century AD, was partly demolished and rebuilt around 200 AD. Whitley Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Benks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slaggyford and Kirkhaugh.
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.
Kirkhaugh
Hamlet
Photo: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkhaugh is a very small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, adjacent to the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England.
Ayle
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ayle is a village in Northumberland, England, situated to the north of Alston. There are six residences in the hamlet. Ayle is situated 2½ miles east of Benks.
Benks
Latitude
54.85135° or 54° 51′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.50753° or 2° 30′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C6VVF2R+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 323103670OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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