Ravensworth

Places of Interest Nearby

Tyne Yard

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Tyne Yard is a railway yard in Birtley, England, on the East Coast Main Line, operated by Arriva TrainCare. The yard is the major freight yard of the North East, with the majority of rail freight movements in Tyne and Wear from around Great Britain passing through the yard. Tyne Yard is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Ravensworth.

Church of St John the Evangelist

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St John the Evangelist is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Ravensworth.

Bowes Railway

Museum

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Bowes Railway, built by George Stephenson in 1826, is the world's only operational preserved standard gauge cable railway system. It was built to transport coal from pits in Durham to boats on the River Tyne. Bowes Railway is situated 2 miles northeast of Ravensworth.

Places in the Area

Lamesley

Village

Photo: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lamesley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,742.

Birtley

Town

Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birtley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated to the south of Gateshead and is conjoined to Chester-le-Street across the county boundary in County Durham.

Kibblesworth

Village

Photo: Peter Standing, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kibblesworth is a village 2 miles west of Birtley, Tyne and Wear, England. Kibblesworth was a mainly rural community until the development of the pit and brickworks and the resulting increase in population.

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