Other places · North East England
Clara Vale
In or near Crawcrook.
Clara Vale in England North East, United Kingdom.
Anthony Foster — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wylam · 1.5 km
About
Clara Vale 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
Clara Vale is a village situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. Once an independent village in County Durham it became incorporated into the new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in 1974 as part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.
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Background
History
Before the colliery and village were developed, a water-driven corn mill called Crawcrook Mill stood near the centre of the current village, with two small stone cottages and a mill dam apparently fed from Edington Well. This 'pot-pie' well is damaged but still stands near the road to the south of the village. Stannerford Road is the only vehicular route into Clara Vale, named after a former ford across the River Tyne which it led to, linking Crawcrook to the south and Heddon-on-the-Wall to the north. Maps from 1850 show a farmhouse called Stanner (or Stannar) House, which was later divided into two dwellings and demolished in the mid-1960s. Clara Vale was purpose built as a colliery…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9780, -1.7920
- District
- Gateshead
- Parish
- Gateshead, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE40 3SW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Nearest railway station
- Wylam — 1.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5126056 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Clara Vale (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Clara Vale War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 0.1 km
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Towns & cities · 1.3 km
Thorp Academy
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Historic bridges · 1.3 km
Wylam railway station
Heritage railway stations · 1.4 km
Wylam Bridge
Historic bridges · 1.5 km
Wylam War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 1.6 km
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Clara Vale?
- Clara Vale is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE40 3SW), in the parish of Gateshead, unparished area.
- What is Clara Vale?
- Clara Vale in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Clara Vale?
- The nearest railway station is Wylam, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE40 3SW.
- How do I get to Clara Vale?
- The nearest railway station is Wylam, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE40 3SW.