The Angel of the North
The Angel of the North is in Lamesley, Gateshead, England. The Angel of the North is situated nearby to the forest Longacre Wood, as well as near the church Saint Anne’s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Angel of the North and Tyne Yard.
Angel of the North
Work of art
The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture by Antony Gormley, located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Completed in 1998, it is seen by an estimated 33 million people every year due to its proximity to the A1 and A167 roads and the East Coast Main Line.
Tyne Yard
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tyne Yard is a railway yard in Birtley, England, on the East Coast Main Line, operated by DB Cargo UK. The yard is the major freight yard of the North East, with the majority of rail freight movements in Tyne and Wear from around Great Britain passing through the yard. Tyne Yard is situated 2,200 feet west of The Angel of the North.
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
School
Cardinal Hume Catholic School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Beacon Lough area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Cardinal Hume Catholic School is situated 1¼ miles northeast of The Angel of the North.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lamesley and Wrekenton.
Lamesley
Village
Photo: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lamesley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,742.
Wrekenton
Suburb
Photo: Donald Brydon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wrekenton is a residential area in Gateshead, located around 3.5 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, 11 miles from Sunderland, and 14 miles from Durham. In 2011, Census data for the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council ward of High Fell recorded a total population of 6,110.
Birtley
Town
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birtley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated to the south of Gateshead and is conjoined to Chester-le-Street across the county boundary in County Durham.
The Angel of the North
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Lamesley, Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.91449° or 54° 54′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.58869° or 1° 35′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6WWC76+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 3922245178OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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