Thornhope Fell

Thornhope Fell is a locality in Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, England. Thornhope Fell is situated nearby to the locality Longpot Head, as well as near Shield’s Fold.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whitley Castle and Lintley Halt railway station.

Whitley Castle

Archaeological site

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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 1½ miles southeast of Thornhope Fell.

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

Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Slaggyford railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Thornhope Fell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkhaugh and Slaggyford.

Kirkhaugh

Hamlet

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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.

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. Slaggyford is situated 1½ miles north of Thornhope Fell.

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 3 miles east of Thornhope Fell.

Thornhope Fell

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

54.84254° or 54° 50′ 33″ north

Longitude

-2.51625° or 2° 30′ 59″ west

Open location code

9C6VRFVM+2F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 323105984

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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