Natural landmarks · North East England
Sharpness Point
Sharpness Point in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Sharpness Point 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
Sharpness Point is a small headland projecting into the North Sea at Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear. The O.S. grid reference is NZ371699. It is the only promontory in Northumberland with the -ness suffix. The word ness is a geographical term for a promontory, cape or headland, a strip of land projecting into a body of water, and derives from the Old English næs, meaning headland (related to Old Norse nes).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.0233, -1.4189
- District
- North Tyneside
- Parish
- North Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE30 4HH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tynemouth
Sources
- wikidata: Q7490415 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sharpness Point (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sharpness Point?
- Sharpness Point is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE30 4HH), in the parish of North Tyneside, unparished area.
- Is Sharpness Point free to visit?
- Yes, Sharpness Point is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sharpness Point?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE30 4HH. It sits within the Tynemouth parliamentary constituency.