Woodstead
Woodstead is a locality in Embleton, Northumberland, England. Woodstead is situated nearby to the hamlet Christon Bank, as well as near the locality Priest’s Moor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Holy Trinity, Embleton and Dunstanburgh Castle.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Embleton
Church
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The Church of the Holy Trinity is located in Embleton, Northumberland, England. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is west of the village. Built in the form of a cross, it consists of a two aisle nave, a clerestory, a chancel, a porch, and a chantry chapel.
Dunstanburgh Castle
Photo: Tim Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, between the villages of Craster and Embleton. The castle was built by Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster between 1313 and 1322, taking advantage of the site's natural defences and the existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort. Dunstanburgh Castle is situated 2½ miles east of Woodstead.
Embleton Tower
Tower
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embleton Tower is a peel tower and Grade I listed building in the village of Embleton in Northumberland, England. Tradition states that in 1395, the tower was built to protect the minister and parishioners of Embleton's Church of the Holy Trinity after the village suffered from a raid by the Scots.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Embleton and Brunton.
Embleton
Village
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embleton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland. Besides the village of Embleton itself, the civil parish includes the settlement of Christon Bank, situated about a mile to the west.
Brunton
Hamlet
Brunton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton-by-the-Sea, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is about 7 miles north of Alnwick, a short distance inland from the North Sea. In 1951 the parish had a population of 35.
Rock
Village
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rock is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Rennington, in Northumberland, England about 5 miles north of Alnwick. In 1951 the parish had a population of 162. Rock is situated 2 miles southwest of Woodstead.
Woodstead
- Type: Locality
- Location: Embleton, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.50085° or 55° 30′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.64977° or 1° 38′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C7WG922+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 333769467OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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