Historic churches · North East England
St Ninian's Church, Wooler
In or near Akeld.
St Ninian's Church, Wooler in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St Ninian's Church, Wooler 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: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Ninian’s church is a Catholic place of worship situated on Burnhouse Road in the town of Wooler in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II listed building and is within the Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The church is built from snecked stone (courses of stonework with smaller stones, or snecks, inserted at regular intervals) with a slate roof. The south west tower has a multi moulded pointed arch doorway with paired lancet windows at bell level, topped off by a steeply sloping roof with quatrefoils in the gables. The interior includes a very tall chancel arch. The multi sided Lady chapel stands at the end of the south aisle. The east window and the glass in the south aisle is by William Wailes and includes one dedicated to the architect George Goldie and his wife Madeleine de Kersadier and another which depicts Saint Ninian. The bell tower was designed for eight bells but has only ever had…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.5477, -2.0186
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Wooler
- Postcode
- NE71 6EQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
Sources
- wikidata: Q18210365 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Ninian's Catholic Church, Wooler (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Ninian's Church, Wooler?
- St Ninian's Church, Wooler is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE71 6EQ), in the parish of Wooler.
- What is St Ninian's Church, Wooler?
- St Ninian's Church, Wooler in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to St Ninian's Church, Wooler?
- Drivers can use postcode NE71 6EQ.
- Is St Ninian's Church, Wooler a protected site?
- Yes — St Ninian's Church, Wooler is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is St Ninian's Church, Wooler free to visit?
- Yes, St Ninian's Church, Wooler is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Ninian's Church, Wooler?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE71 6EQ. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.