Historic churches · North East England
Mickley
In or near Prudhoe.
Mickley in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Prudhoe · 2.4 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Mickley, you can take a train to Prudhoe station, which is 2.4 km away. Entry to the church is free, and it is accessible to visitors. The postcode for sat-nav is NE43 7LU.
About
Mickley 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
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Mickley is a cluster of villages in the civil parish of Prudhoe, in Northumberland, England. It lies south of the River Tyne and is accessible via the A695. The electoral ward of Mickley comprises the hamlets of Mickley Square, West Mickley (including Mount Pleasant), High Mickley, plus Cherryburn and Eltringham Farm. The population is a little under one thousand. The Mickley settlements are served by St George's Church, which was built in 1830. Other facilities in Mickley include a First School, garden centre, two social clubs and a cafe on the A695. There is a public house (The Blue Bell Inn), dating from the 1820s, at Mount Pleasant. The Mickley area is physically situated on a steep, north-facing hill that reaches 203 metres above sea level on Mickley Moor, where views over to both the Simonside Hills and even the Cheviot Hills are often visible on a clear day.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Thomas Bewick, wood-engraver and author of A History of British Birds, the first practical field guide, was born in 1753 at Cherryburn House, just north of Mickley Square. Cherryburn House is now a National Trust site. There were several collieries in Mickley. Mickley Moor Colliery operated from 1766 till about 1781. Its successor, Mickley Colliery, was just below Mickley Square: it operated from the 1950s until the 1940s. There were also drift mines at West Mickley, and in the woods to the East of Mickley Square. This village once also produced "Mickley bricks," which can still be found in neighbouring areas. The brick kiln remains at the lower end of Mickley.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9448, -1.8748
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Prudhoe
- Postcode
- NE43 7LU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Prudhoe — 2.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6838882 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mickley, Northumberland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mickley?
- Mickley is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE43 7LU), in the parish of Prudhoe.
- What is Mickley?
- Mickley in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Mickley?
- The nearest railway station is Prudhoe, about 2.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE43 7LU.
- Is Mickley a protected site?
- Yes — Mickley is part of the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Mickley free to visit?
- Yes, Mickley is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mickley?
- The nearest railway station is Prudhoe, about 2.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE43 7LU.