Wooler

Wooler is a town in , on a lowland route into Scotland that skirts the , with a population of 2000 in 2021. "Situated in an ill-cultivated country under the influence of vast mountains, from whence it is subject to impetuous rains" was the Norman conquerors' dismal assessment of it in 1107.
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  • Type: Town with 1,980 residents
  • Description: town in Northumberland, England
  • Also known as: “Wooler, Northumberland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Ninian’s Catholic Church, Wooler and Wooler Library.

Church
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St Ninian’s church is a place of worship situated on Burnhouse Road in the town of Wooler in , England. It is a Grade II listed building and is within the Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.

Library
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akeld and Earle.

Hamlet
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England. It is situated around 2.7 miles to the west of Wooler and 9.3 miles from the border with Scotland at . is situated 2½ miles northwest of Wooler.

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish in county of , England. It has around 20 inhabitants and is about 2 miles from Wooler. It is a popular walking area with many walks passing through on their way to the .

Village
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The village and parish of are on the east side of the Plain, nearly 3 miles north of the town of Wooler, in the county of , England. is situated 3 miles north of Wooler.

Wooler

Latitude
55.5459° or 55° 32′ 45″ north
Longitude
-2.0148° or 2° 0′ 53″ west
Population
1,980
Elevation
184 feet (56 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB WLR
Open location code
9C7VGXWP+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 293715839
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2633606
Wiki­data ID
Q2663783
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Wooler” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Wooler”
  • Basque: “Wooler”
  • Cebuano: “Wooler”
  • Chinese: “Wooler”
  • Czech: “Wooler”
  • Dutch: “Wooler”
  • French: “Wooler”
  • German: “Wooler”
  • Irish: “Wooler”
  • Italian: “Wooler”
  • Japanese: “ウーラー”
  • Ladin: “Wooler”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wooler (Northumberland)”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wooler”
  • Persian: “وولر”
  • Polish: “Wooler”
  • Romanian: “Wooler”
  • Russian: “Вулер”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Wooler, Northumberland”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Wooler”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وولر”
  • Swedish: “Wooler”
  • Tajik: “Вулер”
  • Turkish: “Wooler”
  • Ukrainian: “Вулер”
  • Urdu: “وولر”
  • Volapük: “Wooler”
  • Welsh: “Wooler”
  • “Wooler”

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