Wanwood Bent

Wanwood Bent is a locality in Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, England. Wanwood Bent is situated nearby to the locality Wanwood House, as well as near High Bottom.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whitley Castle and Gilderdale Viaduct.

Whitley Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Whitley Castle is a large, unusually shaped Roman fort north-west of the town of Alston, Cumbria, England. It is the highest stone-built Roman fort in Britain.

Gilderdale Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gilderdale Viaduct is a bridge.

Alston railway station

Railway station

Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Alston is a heritage railway station on the South Tynedale Railway. The station, situated 13 miles south of Haltwhistle, is in the market town of Alston, in Cumbria, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alston and Kirkhaugh.

Alston is a small town in Cumbria, North West England. Alston lies within the North Pennines, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Alston is noted for its cobbled streets and 17th-century stone buildings.

Kirkhaugh

Hamlet

Photo: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkhaugh is a very small village in the civil parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, adjacent to the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England. The village lies close to the A689 road north of Alston, Cumbria. Kirkhaugh is situated 1½ miles north of Wanwood Bent.

Ayle

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ayle is a village in Northumberland, England, situated to the north of Alston. There are six residences in the hamlet. Ayle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wanwood Bent.

Wanwood Bent

Type: Locality
Location: Alston Moor, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.82167° or 54° 49′ 18″ north

Longitude

-2.47059° or 2° 28′ 14″ west

Open location code

9C6VRGCH+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4011476367

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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