Eels Wood

Eels Wood is a deciduous forest in Wylam, Northumberland, England. Eels Wood is situated nearby to the village Clara Vale, as well as near Wylam.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wylam railway station and George Stephenson’s Birthplace.

Wylam railway station

Railway station

Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wylam is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 9 miles 71 chains west of Newcastle, serves the village of Wylam in Northumberland, England.

George Stephenson’s Birthplace

Museum

Photo: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

George Stephenson's Birthplace is the 18th-century stone cottage home of rail pioneer George Stephenson. Located along the north bank of the River Tyne in the village of Wylam, Northumberland, the cottage is owned by the National Trust and until recently it was open to the public as a historic house museum.

Vindobala

Archaeological site

Vindobala was a Roman fort with the modern name, and in the hamlet of, Rudchester, Northumberland. It was the fourth fort on Hadrian's Wall, and situated about 11 kilometres to the west of Condercum fort and 7.5 miles east of Halton Chesters fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prudhoe and Newburn.

Prudhoe

Photo: Glen Bowman, CC BY 2.0.

Prudhoe is a town in Northumberland in northeast England. With a population of 10,300 in 2021, it's the largest of a string of villages along the lower Tyne valley.

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.

Ryton

Town

Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ryton is a village in Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, historically part of County Durham. In 2011, the population of the Ryton, Crookhill and Stella ward was 8,146. It is 6 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Eels Wood

Type: Deciduous forest
Category: forest
Location: Wylam, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.9765° or 54° 58′ 36″ north

Longitude

-1.8062° or 1° 48′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C6WX5GV+JG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29887114

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mill Wood and Clara Vale Cricket Club.

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