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Cresswell
Cresswell in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Cresswell 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
Cresswell is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about 4 miles (6 km) to the north of Ashington, on the North Sea coast.
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Background
History
The place-name 'Cresswell' is first attested in the Close Roll for 1234, where it appears as Kereswell. It appears as Cressewell in 1242 in the Book of Fees. The name means 'stream where water cress grew'. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution operated Cresswell Lifeboat Station between 1875 and 1944. The lifeboat was launched 58 times, and 91 lives were saved. The former lifeboat house is now Cresswell Village Hall. During the Second World War, the Royal Air Force operated two radar sites south of the village on the road to Lynemouth. Both sites have since been cleared and have no above ground evidence of previous activity. Cresswell is a popular bird watching area with Cresswell pond…
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- Coordinates
- 55.2350, -1.5380
Sources
- wikidata: Q5184520 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cresswell, Northumberland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cresswell?
- Cresswell is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.2350°, -1.5380°.