Old Rookland

Old Rookland is a locality in Biddlestone, Northumberland, England. Old Rookland is situated nearby to the locality Silverton Hill, as well as near Rookland Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Biddlestone Chapel and Harbottle Castle.

Biddlestone Chapel

Chapel

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Biddlestone Chapel is a redundant Roman Catholic chapel in Biddlestone, Northumberland, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building.

Harbottle Castle

Castle

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Harbottle Castle is a ruined medieval castle situated at the west end of the village of Harbottle, Northumberland, England, 9 miles west-north-west of Rothbury overlooking the River Coquet. Harbottle Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Old Rookland.

Rose and Thistle Inn

Pub

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Rose and Thistle Inn is a pub, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Old Rookland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alwinton and Harbottle.

Alwinton

Hamlet

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Alwinton is a village and former parish in Northumberland, England. Alwinton is named after the nearby River Alwin, and means farm on the River Alwin. Alwinton lies at the head of the Coquet valley, on the edge of both the Otterburn Army Training Estate and the Northumberland National Park. Alwinton is situated 2 miles southwest of Old Rookland.

Harbottle

Hamlet

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Harbottle is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England about 10 miles south-east of the Scottish border, in the southeastern part of the Cheviot Hills and inside Northumberland National Park. Harbottle is situated 2½ miles south of Old Rookland.

Sharperton

Hamlet

Sharperton is a small settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Harbottle, in Northumberland, England. Sharperton is the site of a deserted medieval village, which was documented as having 14 taxpayers in 1296, and described as having two short rows of dwellings in 1632. Sharperton is situated 3½ miles southeast of Old Rookland.

Old Rookland

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

55.37261° or 55° 22′ 21″ north

Longitude

-2.10127° or 2° 6′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C7V9VFX+2F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 334864398

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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