Napier Court

Napier Court is a building in Gateshead, England. Napier Court is situated nearby to the forest Gelesfield Plantation, as well as near Buck’s Hill Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Washing Wells Roman Fort and Whickham School.

Washing Wells Roman Fort

Archaeological site

Washing Wells Roman Fort, was a fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its ruins are located at southeast of Whickham in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. Washing Wells Roman Fort is situated 4,000 feet east of Napier Court.

Whickham School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Whickham in Tyne and Wear, England. Formerly known as Whickham Comprehensive School, it opened in 1962 as a replacement for the small, 'all-age' Victorian school in the village centre; a much larger school was required due to the large house-building programme that was taking place. Whickham School is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Napier Court.

Dunston railway station

Railway station

Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dunston is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 2 miles 23 chains west of Newcastle, serves the suburb of Dunston, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Dunston railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Napier Court.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whickham and Marley Hill.

Whickham

Town

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whickham is a village in Tyne and Wear, North East England, within the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. The village is on high ground overlooking the River Tyne and 5 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Marley Hill

Hamlet

Photo: Donkeyjacket, CC0.

Marley Hill is a former colliery village about six miles to the south west of Gateshead, near the border between Tyne and Wear and County Durham. It has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead since 1974.