West Bank
West Bank is a residential area in Whittington, Northumberland, England. West Bank is situated nearby to the hamlet Aydon, as well as near the forest Carrs Fell.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aydon Castle and Milecastle 22.
Aydon Castle
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Aydon Castle, previously sometimes called Aydon Hall, is a fortified manor house at Aydon near to the town of Corbridge, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. Aydon Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of West Bank.
Milecastle 22
Archaeological site
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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 2 miles northwest of West Bank.
Corbridge Vicar’s Pele
Historic building
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Corbridge Vicar's Pele is a pele tower in the village of Corbridge, Northumberland, England. It was a three-storey defensive pele tower, with one room to each storey, built in the churchyard in 1318, and used as the vicarage for the adjacent church. Corbridge Vicar’s Pele is situated 2½ miles southwest of West Bank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aydon and Halton.
Aydon
Hamlet
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Aydon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Corbridge, in Northumberland, England. It is about 2 miles northeast of Corbridge on the B6321 road.
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.
Newton
Village
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Newton is a village and former civil parish, now the parish of Bywell, in Northumberland, England. It is situated close to the A69 road, 3 miles north of Stocksfield and 13 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne. Newton is situated 2 miles southeast of West Bank.
West Bank
Latitude
54.99992° or 54° 59′ 60″ northLongitude
-1.97575° or 1° 58′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C6WX2XF+XMOpenStreetMap ID
way 749706240OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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