East Unthank
East Unthank is a farm in Melkridge, Northumberland, England. East Unthank is situated nearby to the nature reserve Melkridge Millenium Nature Park, as well as near the residential area Unthank Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hadrian’s Wall and Unthank Hall.
Hadrian’s Wall
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadrian's Wall was built by the Roman Empire to protect their territory in England from the Pictish tribes of Scotland. It was built relatively quickly from 122 AD, with associated castles and forts, and stretches for 73 miles from the Tyne estuary on the east coast to Solway Firth on the west coast.
Unthank Hall
Residential area
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Unthank Hall is a Grade II listed property now serving as commercial offices, situated on the southern bank of the River South Tyne east of Plenmeller, near Haltwhistle, Northumberland. Unthank Hall is situated 3,000 feet west of East Unthank.
Haltwhistle railway station
Railway station
Photo: Reinhard Dietrich, Public domain.
Haltwhistle is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 22 miles 66 chains east of Carlisle, serves the market town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England. Haltwhistle railway station is situated 2 miles west of East Unthank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plenmeller and Henshaw.
Plenmeller
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. In 1951 the parish had a population of 107.
Henshaw
Hamlet
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Henshaw is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, within the vicinity of the ancient Hadrian's Wall. It is located around 11.5 miles from Hexham, 25.5 miles from Carlisle, and 33 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne. Henshaw is situated 2 miles northeast of East Unthank.
Haltwhistle
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Haltwhistle is a market town in Northumberland, along the route between Newcastle and Carlisle, with a population of 4650 in 2021. It contrived to be named for a railway halt over 600 years before that railway arrived: Hautwysel means a hill between two forks of a river. Hadrian's Wall is the main reason to visit, the Roman frontier defence built in 122 AD.
East Unthank
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Melkridge, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.96357° or 54° 57′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.40991° or 2° 24′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C6VXH7R+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 704454556OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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