Morpeth Clock Tower

Morpeth Clock Tower is a building located off the Market Place, Morpeth, England. The tower stands 60 ft high with walls 3 ft 6 in thick. It stands close to the Morpeth Town Hall and the YMCA buildings of 1905. It is Grade II* listed building.

Photo: David Clark, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Building
Description: famous landmark in Morpeth, England
Also known as: “Bell tower or clock tower” and “The Clock Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Morpeth Town Hall and Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum.

Morpeth Town Hall

Town hall

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Morpeth Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Morpeth Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum

Museum

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The Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum is located in Morpeth Chantry, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The museum, founded in 1987, contains a large collection of historic bagpipes, especially, but not exclusively, historic Northumbrian smallpipes and Border pipes, mainly based on the collection of William Alfred Cocks. Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum is situated 940 feet east of Morpeth Clock Tower.

Carlisle Park

Park

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Carlisle Park is a park located on the southern bank of the River Wansbeck in Morpeth, Northumberland. The park has the William Turner Garden, an aviary, a paddling pool, an ancient woodland, tennis courts, several bowling greens and a skate park. Carlisle Park is situated 950 feet south of Morpeth Clock Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tranwell and Pegswood.

Tranwell

Village

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Tranwell is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mitford, in the county of Northumberland, England, about 1 mile south west of Morpeth. Tranwell is situated 1½ miles south of Morpeth Clock Tower.

Pegswood

Village

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Pegswood is a historic mining village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, and the site of the former Pegswood Colliery. Pegswood is two miles east of Morpeth and three miles west of Ashington, with a population of around 3,280. Pegswood is situated 2 miles northeast of Morpeth Clock Tower.

Clifton

Village

Clifton is a hamlet in Northumberland, in England. The population is between 20 and 30. It is situated a short distance to the south of Morpeth, on the A1. Clifton is situated 2 miles south of Morpeth Clock Tower.

Morpeth Clock Tower

Category: clock tower
Location: Morpeth, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.16749° or 55° 10′ 3″ north

Longitude

-1.69124° or 1° 41′ 28″ west

Height

55 feet (17 metres)

Open location code

9C7W5885+XG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 221666295

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q15256313

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Highlights: Hollon Fountain and Oldgate Gallery.

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