Other places · North East England
Kirkwhelpington
In or near Bolam.
Kirkwhelpington in England North East, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Kirkwhelpington 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.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2020
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Kirkwhelpington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland about 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Hexham. It is on the River Wansbeck alongside the A696 trunk road between Otterburn and Ponteland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Kirkwhelpington has medieval origins and is an abortive market town. The lord, Gilbert de Umfraville, obtained a market charter from King Henry III but lost its privileges on the grounds of non-usage. He had a bridge built over the Wansbeck to improve its communications. <!--
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.1550, -2.0050
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Kirkwhelpington
- Postcode
- NE19 2RX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2098398 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kirkwhelpington (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kirkwhelpington?
- Kirkwhelpington is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE19 2RX), in the parish of Kirkwhelpington.
- What is Kirkwhelpington?
- Kirkwhelpington in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kirkwhelpington?
- Drivers can use postcode NE19 2RX.
- Is Kirkwhelpington a protected site?
- Yes — Kirkwhelpington is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Kirkwhelpington?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE19 2RX. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.