Fontburn
Fontburn is a drinking water reservoir situated 10 miles northwest of the market town of Morpeth, and immediately to the east of Harwood Forest in Northumberland, England.Photo: Glennsmart, Public domain.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: reservoir in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Fontburn Reservoir”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rothley Castle and Scots Gap.
Rothley Castle
Locality
Photo: sarah d, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rothley Castle is an 18th-century gothic folly built to resemble a medieval castle, situated at Rothley, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building. Rothley Castle is situated 3 miles south of Fontburn.
Scots Gap
Village
Scots Gap is a small village in the civil parish of Wallington Demesne, in Northumberland, United Kingdom. Scots Gap is situated 4½ miles south of Fontburn.
Rothbury
Town
Photo: Glennsmart, Public domain.
Rothbury is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the River Coquet. It is 14 miles north-west of Morpeth and 26 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne. Rothbury is situated 5 miles north of Fontburn.
Fontburn
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Nunnykirk, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.23798° or 55° 14′ 17″ northLongitude
-1.93646° or 1° 56′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C7W63Q7+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 111408755OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q5465157
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Fontburn” goes by many names.
- French: “Fontburn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fontburn”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fontburn Viaduct and Dod Wood.
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