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Colwell
Also known as: Colwell, Northumberland
Colwell in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Colwell is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Colwell is a hamlet in the civil parish of Chollerton, in Northumberland, England. It is about 12 miles (19 km) to the north of Hexham.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
There is archaeological evidence of Iron Age inhabitance on the Blue Crag. The sight contained three wells. There was a chapel in the northern area of the hamlet that fell into disrepair by 1770. In 1848, Colwell and Great Swinburn were recorded as a joint township in Chollerton civil parish, with a combined population of 393.
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- Coordinates
- 55.0740, -2.0720
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Chollerton
- Postcode
- NE46 4TL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
Sources
- wikidata: Q5150320 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Colwell, Northumberland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Colwell?
- Colwell is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.0740°, -2.0720°.