The Rift
The Rift is a farm in Wylam, Northumberland, England. The Rift is situated nearby to the forest Rift Dene, as well as near Wylam First School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include George Stephenson’s Birthplace and Wylam railway station.
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. George Stephenson’s Birthplace is situated 2,500 feet southeast of The Rift.
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. Wylam railway station is situated 2,800 feet south of The Rift.
Church of St Oswin
Church
Photo: Garcheva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St Oswin is situated 2,700 feet southwest of The Rift.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clara Vale and Heddon-on-the-Wall.
Clara Vale
Village
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clara Vale is a village situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. Once an independent village in County Durham it became incorporated into the new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in 1974 as part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.
Heddon-on-the-Wall
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heddon-on-the-Wall is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located on Hadrian's Wall. Heddon-on-the-Wall is roughly 9 miles west of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, and just outside Throckley.
Crawcrook
Village
Crawcrook is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. The population taken at the 2021 Census of the Gateshead ward was 9,058, increasing from 8,841 in 2011. The village is historically part of County Durham.
The Rift
- Type: Farm
- Categories: residential area, locality, and agriculture
- Location: Wylam, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.98257° or 54° 58′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.81553° or 1° 48′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C6WX5MM+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 486026748OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=farm
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