Snowden Close

Places of Interest

Banna

Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birdoswald Roman Fort was known as Banna in Roman times, reflecting the geography of the site on a triangular spur of land bounded by cliffs to the south and east commanding a broad meander of the River Irthing in Cumbria below. Banna is situated 1½ miles southeast of Snowden Close.

Milecastle 49

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milecastle 49 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 49 is situated 2 miles southeast of Snowden Close.

St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Gilsland

Church

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary Magdalene’s Church is a small mid-Victorian Anglican church on an isolated hillside in north-east Cumbria, England. Dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene, it is the parish church of Gilsland, but is almost a mile from the village and may have been intended as much for the use of visitors to the nearby Gilsland Spa hotel as for the village. St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Gilsland is situated 2 miles southeast of Snowden Close.

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Gilsland

Village

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 2½ miles southeast of Snowden Close.

Banks

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW. Banks is situated 3½ miles southwest of Snowden Close.

Lanercost

Hamlet

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the Cumberland local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall. Lanercost is situated 4 miles southwest of Snowden Close.

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