Reservoirs & lochs · North East England
Carterway Heads
In or near Castleside.
Carterway Heads in England North East, United Kingdom.
Russel Wills — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stocksfield · 9.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Carterway Heads 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: Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Carterway Heads is a hamlet in the civil parish of Shotley Low Quarter, in Northumberland, England. It is situated between Consett and the Derwent Reservoir, at the intersection of the A68 and B6278 roads.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.8580, -1.9310
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Shotley Low Quarter
- Postcode
- DH8 9TR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Stocksfield — 9.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5047275 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Carterway Heads (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carterway Heads?
- Carterway Heads is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH8 9TR), in the parish of Shotley Low Quarter.
- What is Carterway Heads?
- Carterway Heads in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Carterway Heads?
- The nearest railway station is Stocksfield, about 9.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH8 9TR.
- Is Carterway Heads a protected site?
- Yes — Carterway Heads is part of the Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Carterway Heads free to visit?
- Yes, Carterway Heads is free to enter.
- How do I get to Carterway Heads?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DH8 9TR. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.