Seal Skears

Seal Skears is a locality in England, United Kingdom. Seal Skears is situated nearby to the locality Brig Head, as well as near the village Cresswell.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cresswell Pele Tower and St Aidan Lynemouth.

Cresswell Pele Tower

Ruins

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Cresswell Pele Tower is in the village of Cresswell, situated overlooking the coast approximately 4 miles to the north of Ashington, Northumberland, England.

St Aidan Lynemouth

Church

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St Aidan Lynemouth is a church.

Lynemouth power station

Industrial building

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Lynemouth Power Station is a biomass power plant which provides electricity for the UK National Grid. Until March 2012, it was the main source of electricity for the nearby Alcan Lynemouth Aluminium Smelter. Lynemouth power station is situated 2 miles south of Seal Skears.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cresswell and Ellington.

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.

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 2 miles west of Seal Skears.