Maul Rigg

Maul Rigg is a locality in Plenmeller with Whitfield, Northumberland, England. Maul Rigg is situated near the locality Bridle Green, as well as near Hirst Top.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bellister Castle and Haltwhistle railway station.

Bellister Castle

Castle

Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bellister Castle is a National Trust owned castellated 19th-century mansion house attached to the ruinous remains of a 14th-century tower house, near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England.

Haltwhistle railway station

Railway station

Photo: Reinhard Dietrich, Public domain.

Haltwhistle is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 22 miles 66 chains east of Carlisle, serves the market town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England. Haltwhistle railway station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Maul Rigg.

Alston Arches Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alston Arches Viaduct, also known as Haltwhistle Viaduct, is a former railway bridge across the River South Tyne at Haltwhistle in Northumberland, north-east England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plenmeller and Haltwhistle.

Plenmeller

Locality

Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. In 1951 the parish had a population of 107.

Haltwhistle

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

Haltwhistle is a market town in Northumberland, along the route between Newcastle and Carlisle, with a population of 4650 in 2021. It contrived to be named for a railway halt over 600 years before that railway arrived: Hautwysel means a hill between two forks of a river. Hadrian's Wall is the main reason to visit, the Roman frontier defence built in 122 AD.

Rowfoot

Hamlet

Rowfoot is a hamlet in the civil parish of Featherstone, in Northumberland, England. It was historically served by Featherstone Park railway station. Rowfoot is situated 2 miles west of Maul Rigg.

Maul Rigg

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

54.94596° or 54° 56′ 46″ north

Longitude

-2.44363° or 2° 26′ 37″ west

Open location code

9C6VWHW4+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 335538178

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bridle Green and Hirst Top.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Millstone quarry and Bellister Wood.

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