The Whiggs
The Whiggs is a residential area in Wall, Northumberland, England. The Whiggs is situated nearby to the community center Great Whittington Village Hall, as well as near the meadow High Balk.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milecastle 22 and Milecastle 23.
Milecastle 22
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 22 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a low, turf covered platform just east of the Portgate roundabout. The platform is 0.5 metres on the east side, reducing to only a parch mark on the west side. Milecastle 22 is situated 1¼ miles south of The Whiggs.
Milecastle 23
Archaeological site
Photo: Sam.roebuck, CC BY 3.0.
Milecastle 23 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a low, grass covered platform with traces of an external ditch. It is located to the south of the B6318 Military Road around 1.5 kilometres west of its junction with the A68. Milecastle 23 is situated 1½ miles southwest of The Whiggs.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 1½ miles northwest of The Whiggs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Whittington and Bingfield.
Great Whittington
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Whittington is a village in the civil parish of Whittington, in Northumberland, England, 7 miles NE of Hexham. In 2011 it had a population of 401.
Bingfield
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bingfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whittington, in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north of Corbridge, off the A68 road and includes some properties situated on the A68. Bingfield is situated 1½ miles northwest of The Whiggs.
Halton
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whittington, in the southern part of Northumberland, England. It is situated 3 miles north of Corbridge just south of Hadrian's Wall. Halton is situated 1½ miles south of The Whiggs.
The Whiggs
Latitude
55.02924° or 55° 1′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.00866° or 2° 0′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C7V2XHR+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 745234532OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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