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Coanwood
Coanwood — village in Northumberland, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Haltwhistle · 5.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Coanwood is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 199 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Northumberland, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.9260°, -2.4990°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Coanwood is a village in Northumberland, England, and is part of the Parish of Haltwhistle. It is about four miles (6 km) to the south-west of Haltwhistle, on the South Tyne. Nearby is the village of Lambley. Coanwood was anciently written as Collingwood meaning "Hazel Trees/Woods".
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Background
History
Sir Simon Musgrave was recorded in 1568 as possessed of East and West Coingwood, which he and his wife Julian conveyed in 1575 to Richard Lowther whose daughter Anne married Alexander Featherstonhaugh ( ). By 1633 Albany Featherstonhaugh was Lord of the Manor, and in 1656 sold the manor to Nicholas Byreley of Whitehall, Durham. Byerley, and Thos Selby of Winlaton, in 1657 conveyed the manor to Thomas Wallis, of Ash Holme, but Byreley remained Court Baron. A declaration of 1659 in name of Richard Cromwell that Cuthbert Wigham buys the Manor of East and West Coanwood with 14 tenements and 500 acre land and common of pasture from Albany Featherstonhaugh, Nicholas Byreley, and Thos Selby. In…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9260, -2.4990
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Coanwood
- Postcode
- NE49 0QU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Population
- 199
- Nearest railway station
- Haltwhistle — 5.2 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1829803 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Coanwood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Moss House (geograph 2372000).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coanwood?
- Coanwood is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE49 0QU), in the parish of Coanwood.
- Is Coanwood a protected site?
- Yes — Coanwood is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Coanwood free to visit?
- Yes, Coanwood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Coanwood?
- The nearest railway station is Haltwhistle, about 5.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE49 0QU.