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.

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. It is the highest stone-built Roman fort in Britain. 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 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.

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

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

54.85135° or 54° 51′ 5″ north

Longitude

-2.50753° or 2° 30′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C6VVF2R+GX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 323103670

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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