Pillbox

Pillbox is a building in Matfen, Northumberland, England. Pillbox is situated nearby to the forest Cowstand Plantation, as well as near Fenwick North Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Holy Trinity, Matfen and Swinburne Arms.

Church of the Holy Trinity, Matfen

Church

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of the Holy Trinity, Matfen is situated 2½ miles southwest of Pillbox.

Swinburne Arms

Pub

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Swinburne Arms is a pub, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Pillbox.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stamfordham and Matfen.

Stamfordham is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 1,047, rising to 1,185 at the 2011 Census. Stamfordham is situated 2 miles southeast of Pillbox.

Matfen

Village

Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Matfen is a village and a civil parish in Northumberland, England, near the town of Hexham and the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is an example of a 19th-century planned estate village. Matfen is situated 2½ miles southwest of Pillbox.

Kirkheaton

Village

Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkheaton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Capheaton, in the county of Northumberland, England. The village lies about 10 miles north east of Hexham and about 5 miles west of Belsay. In 1951 the parish had a population of 70. Kirkheaton is situated 3 miles northwest of Pillbox.

Pillbox

Type: Building
Location: Matfen, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.06529° or 55° 3′ 55″ north

Longitude

-1.91168° or 1° 54′ 42″ west

Levels

Height

8.2 feet (2.5 metres)

Open location code

9C7W338Q+48

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1385763996

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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