Towns & cities · North East England
Alnwick town walls
Alnwick town walls in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lionheart · 1.6 km
About
Alnwick town walls 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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Alnwick's town walls are a 15th-century defensive structure built around the town of Alnwick in England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Alnwick's town walls were built in the 15th century following a period of considerable border instability and raiding that had caused significant damage to Alnwick's economy. Henry VI permitted the town to charge murage on selected imports to Alnwick in 1434 and, using these taxes, protective walls with four gates were built in stone over a period of around fifty years. The local Percy family controlled the neighbouring Alnwick Castle and the Bondgate Tower was decorated with their lion crest - an unusual feature for town gates of this period which normally celebrated civic, rather than local noble, identities. The surviving sections include the 15th century Bondgate Tower and Pottergate…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.4127, -1.7037
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Alnwick
- Postcode
- NE66 1PQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Phone
- +44 1665 510785
- Nearest railway station
- Lionheart — 1.6 km
- Official site
- www.alnwickplayhouse.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4734076 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Alnwick town walls (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Alnwick town walls?
- Alnwick town walls is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE66 1PQ), in the parish of Alnwick.
- What is Alnwick town walls?
- Alnwick town walls in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Alnwick town walls?
- The nearest railway station is Lionheart, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE66 1PQ.
- Who owns Alnwick town walls?
- Alnwick town walls is owned by |open_to_public =.
- Is Alnwick town walls a protected site?
- Yes — Alnwick town walls is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Alnwick town walls?
- The nearest railway station is Lionheart, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE66 1PQ.