Akenshawburn
Akenshawburn is a locality in England, United Kingdom. Akenshawburn is situated nearby to the locality Oldpeat Knowe, as well as near White Fell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kielder Observatory and Kielder Viaduct.
Kielder Observatory
Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kielder Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England. The site is on Black Fell, overlooking Kielder Water near the Scottish border. Kielder Observatory is situated 2 miles north of Akenshawburn.
Kielder Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kielder Viaduct consists of seven semi-circular masonry skew arches and was built in 1862 by the North British Railway to carry the Border Counties Line across marshy land, which following flooding to create Kielder Water, became the place where Deadwater Burn joins Bakethin Reservoir. Kielder Viaduct is situated 2 miles northeast of Akenshawburn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plashetts and Deadwater.
Plashetts
Locality
Plashetts is a small settlement in Northumberland, in England south east of Kielder, Northumberland. It is about 22 miles north west of Hexham. Part of the settlement is now beneath the surface of Kielder Water. Plashetts is situated 3½ miles east of Akenshawburn.
Deadwater
Locality
Photo: The Boy that time forgot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deadwater is a small settlement in Northumberland, England, about 3 miles north west of Kielder, Northumberland, on the English side of the border between Scotland and England. Deadwater is situated 4½ miles north of Akenshawburn.
Saughtree
Hamlet
Saughtree is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders at the junction of the B6357 and an unnamed road from Kielder village in Northumberland, England. It is at the confluence of the Liddel Water and Dawston Burn, in Liddesdale. Saughtree is situated 5 miles northwest of Akenshawburn.
Akenshawburn
- Type: Locality
- Category: residential area
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.20009° or 55° 12′ 0″ northLongitude
-2.61517° or 2° 36′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C7V692M+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 767792329OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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