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Whittonstall

Whittonstall in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Whittonstall 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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Whittonstall is a hilltop village (altitude 252 metres or 826 feet above sea level) in the civil parish of Shotley Low Quarter, in Northumberland, England.

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Description

It is situated between Hexham and Consett, to the south of the River Tyne and north of the River Derwent. Newlands, Northumberland is one and a half miles to the south. Broomley is a mile to the north. A minor road turns west at the north end of the village, crossing the A68 after two miles and eventually reaching the village of Slaley near Hexham. Whittonstall was formerly a chapelry and chapelry in the parish of Bywell-St. Peter, in 1866 Whittonstall became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished and merged with Shotley Low Quarter. In 1951 the parish had a population of 127. The most notable local landmarks are The Anchor Inn, a public house (pictured in the…

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Coordinates
54.9094, -1.8889
Parish
Shotley Low Quarter
Postcode
DH8 9JT
Parliamentary constituency
Hexham

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Whittonstall is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9094°, -1.8889°.