Wylam signal box
Wylam signal box is a building in Wylam, Northumberland, England. Wylam signal box is situated nearby to the pub Boathouse, as well as near the forest Mill Wood.Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: Grade II listed signal box at Wylam railway station in Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “signal box at Wylam railway station” and “Wylam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wylam railway station and Boathouse.
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. George Stephenson’s Birthplace is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Wylam signal box.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clara Vale and Crawcrook.
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.
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.
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. Heddon-on-the-Wall is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wylam signal box.
Wylam signal box
- Category: signal box
- Location: Wylam, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.97484° or 54° 58′ 29″ northLongitude
-1.81467° or 1° 48′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C6WX5FP+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 738063947OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
railway=signal_boxWikidata ID
Q26448327
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