Chibburn Preceptory

Chibburn Preceptory are the ruins of a Medieval/Post-Medieval Hospitaller preceptory near Widdrington in Northumberland, England. The preceptory was first recorded in 1313, and it was abolished in 1540 when all its lands were passed to the Crown and later the Widdrington family.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Widdrington railway station and Widdrington Inn.

Widdrington railway station

Railway station

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Widdrington is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station, situated 23 miles 20 chains north of Newcastle, serves the villages of Stobswood and Widdrington Station in Northumberland, England. Widdrington railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Chibburn Preceptory.

Widdrington Inn

Pub

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Widdrington Inn is a pub, which is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Chibburn Preceptory.

Druridge Bay Country Park

Nature reserve

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Druridge Bay Country Park is adjacent to Druridge Bay between Amble and Cresswell, on the coastline of Northumberland, England. The country park was opened officially in 1989, but works had been ongoing since the 1970s to remediate the site after opencast coaling operations. Druridge Bay Country Park is situated 2 miles north of Chibburn Preceptory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hemscott Hill and Hadston.

Hemscott Hill

Locality

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Hemscott Hill is a locality.

Hadston

Village

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Hadston is a village in the civil parish of East Chevington, in Northumberland, England, about 2.5 miles south of Amble. In 2011 Hadston had a population of 2,708. Hadston is situated 2½ miles north of Chibburn Preceptory.