Close Lea

Close Lea is a residential area in Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland, England. Close Lea is situated near the forest Slacks Plantation, as well as near Ashbank Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Close House and George Stephenson’s Birthplace.

Close House

Hotel

Photo: Jeff Pearson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Close House is a country estate near Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland. The estate contains a Grade II* listed former mansion house, which is currently a private residence, and Close House Golf Club. Close House is situated 1,400 feet south of Close Lea.

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 1 mile south of Close Lea.

Heddon-On-the-Wall, St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School

School

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Heddon-On-the-Wall, St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Close Lea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heddon-on-the-Wall and Clara Vale.

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.

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. Crawcrook is situated 2 miles south of Close Lea.

Close Lea

Type: Residential area
Location: Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.99098° or 54° 59′ 28″ north

Longitude

-1.80206° or 1° 48′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C6WX5RX+95

OpenStreetMap ID

way 752925173

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Slacks Plantation and Ashbank Wood.

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Places to explore: West Acres and Hadrian’s Barn.

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