Common House
Common House is a farm in Melkridge, Northumberland, England. Common House is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Horseclose Wood, as well as near the nature reserve Melkridge Millenium Nature Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hadrian’s Wall and Sycamore Gap tree.
Hadrian’s Wall
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadrian's Wall was built by the Roman Empire to protect their territory in England from the Pictish tribes of Scotland. It was built relatively quickly from 122 AD, with associated castles and forts, and stretches for 73 miles from the Tyne estuary on the east coast to Solway Firth on the west coast.
Sycamore Gap tree
Photo: Clementp1986, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sycamore Gap tree, also known as the Robin Hood tree, was a 120-year-old sycamore tree next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, England. Sycamore Gap tree is situated 2½ miles northeast of Common House.
Vindolanda
Fort
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, which it pre-dated. Archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD. Vindolanda is situated 2½ miles northeast of Common House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Once Brewed and Henshaw.
Once Brewed
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Once Brewed is a village in Northumberland, England. It lies on the Military Road. A motorist arriving over the B6318 from the east will see the place name shield "Once Brewed", while those coming from the west will read "Twice Brewed". Once Brewed is situated 1½ miles northeast of Common House.
Henshaw
Hamlet
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Henshaw is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, within the vicinity of the ancient Hadrian's Wall. It is located around 11.5 miles from Hexham, 25.5 miles from Carlisle, and 33 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne. Henshaw is situated 1½ miles east of Common House.
Plenmeller
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. In 1951 the parish had a population of 107. Plenmeller is situated 2 miles southwest of Common House.
Common House
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Melkridge, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97832° or 54° 58′ 42″ northLongitude
-2.41431° or 2° 24′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C6VXHHP+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 782029925OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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