Druridge

Places of Interest

Chibburn Preceptory

Ruins

Photo: Richard Young, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chibburn Preceptory are the ruins of a Medieval/Post-Medieval Hospitaller preceptory near Widdrington in Northumberland, England. The preceptory was first recorded in 1313, and it was abolished in 1540 when all its lands were passed to the Crown and later the Widdrington family.

Widdrington railway station

Railway station

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Widdrington is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station, situated 23 miles 20 chains north of Newcastle, serves the villages of Stobswood and Widdrington Station in Northumberland, England. Widdrington railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Druridge.

Druridge Bay Country Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Roger Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Druridge Bay Country Park is adjacent to Druridge Bay between Amble and Cresswell, on the coastline of Northumberland, England. The country park was opened officially in 1989, but works had been ongoing since the 1970s to remediate the site after opencast coaling operations. Druridge Bay Country Park is situated 2½ miles north of Druridge.

Places in the Area

Hemscott Hill

Locality

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hemscott Hill is a locality.

Cresswell

Village

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Cresswell is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about 4 miles to the north of Ashington, on the North Sea coast. Cresswell is situated 2 miles southeast of Druridge.

Ellington

Village

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Ellington is a small village in the civil parish of Ellington and Linton, on the coast of Northumberland, England. Ellington is 4 miles from Ashington, 6 miles from Morpeth and 20 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne. Ellington is situated 2½ miles south of Druridge.

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