Watergate
Watergate is a residential area in Whittington, Northumberland, England. Watergate 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 Church of the Holy Trinity, Matfen.
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 1½ miles southwest of Watergate.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Matfen
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Matfen is situated 1½ miles northeast of Watergate.
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 2 miles southwest of Watergate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Whittington and Halton.
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.
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 Watergate.
Matfen
Village
Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Matfen is a village and a civil parish in Northumberland, England, near the town of Hexham and the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is an example of a 19th-century planned estate village. Matfen is situated 1½ miles northeast of Watergate.
Watergate
Latitude
55.02827° or 55° 1′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.99104° or 1° 59′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C7W22H5+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 745618672OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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