Blinkbonny
Blinkbonny is a hamlet in Branxton, Northumberland, England. Blinkbonny is situated nearby to the hamlet Callerburn, as well as near Encampment.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Etal Castle and Ford Castle.
Etal Castle
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Etal Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of Etal, Northumberland, England. It was built around 1341 by Robert Manners, and comprised a residential tower, a gatehouse and a corner tower, protected by a curtain wall. Etal Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Blinkbonny.
Ford Castle
Castle
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ford Castle is a Grade I listed building situated at a shallow crossing point on the River Till, Ford, Northumberland, England. Ford Castle is situated 2 miles east of Blinkbonny.
Heatherslaw Mill
Museum
Heatherslaw Mill is a water mill situated on the Ford and Etal Estate, 7 miles north of the town of Wooler in the English county of Northumberland. It is a restored 19th century water driven cornmill. Heatherslaw Mill is situated 2 miles northeast of Blinkbonny.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crookham and Howtel.
Crookham
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crookham is a village on the River Till in Northumberland, in England. It is situated approximately 8 km to the east of Coldstream and 14 km northwest of Wooler.
Howtel
Hamlet
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howtel is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kilham, in Northumberland, England about 8 miles northwest of Wooler. The name Howtel is thought to mean Low Ground with a Holt or Wood. In 1951 the parish had a population of 75. Howtel is situated 1½ miles southwest of Blinkbonny.
Ford and Etal
Ford and Etal are neighbouring villages in Northumberland, which together with Crookham have a population of 500. They're separate villages around their own castle, but "Ford and Etal" is the name of the landholding estate.
Blinkbonny
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Branxton, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.62136° or 55° 37′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.14277° or 2° 8′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C7VJVC4+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3488670137OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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