Birney Hill
Birney Hill is a reservoir in Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Birney Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet High Callerton, as well as near the suburb Darras Hall.Places of Interest
Highlights include Throckley Hall and Newcastle Airport Metro station.
Throckley Hall
Manor estate
Throckley Hall is a privately owned 19th century manor house and gardens located about 6 miles west of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, within the village of Throckley.
Newcastle Airport Metro station
Railway station
Milecastle 10
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 10 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It is located near to the modern village of Throckley in Tyne and Wear, northern England. Much of the milecastle lies beneath a road but partial remains of the north wall can be seen in the garden of Dene House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newburn and Darras Hall.
Newburn
Village
Photo: Anthony Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newburn, also known as Newburn-upon-Tyne is a village and district of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England. Situated on the North bank of the River Tyne, it is built rising up the valley from the river.
Darras Hall
Suburb
Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Darras Hall is an upland housing estate located in the village of Ponteland, in the civil parish of Ponteland, in Northumberland, England. It is on the southwestern outskirts of the village, 7.4 miles northwest of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Ponteland
Town
Photo: Paypwip, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ponteland is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is 8 miles northwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. Built on marshland near St Mary's Church and the old bridge, most marshland has now been drained to make way for housing.
Birney Hill
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.0208° or 55° 1′ 15″ northLongitude
-1.7606° or 1° 45′ 38″ westInception
1974Operator
Northumbrian Water LtdOpen location code
9C7W26CQ+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 272626264OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=reservoir_covered
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