Other places · North East England
Ulgham
In or near Widdrington Village.
Ulgham in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Widdrington · 2.1 km
About
Ulgham 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: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ulgham is a small village in Northumberland, England. The name Ulgham is pronounced 'Uffam': [ˈʊfəm] (locally), [ˈʌfəm] (RP). It is known as the 'village of the owls'.
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Background
History
The name, first mentioned in 1139 as Wlacam, is from the Old English ūle "owl" and hwamm "nook (of land)", and so means "owl nook". Situated about six miles north of Morpeth, Ulgham is a village combining old with new. The church of St John the Baptist stands at the top of a steep bank above the river Lyne, rebuilt in the 1800s. However, the site is Saxon and two Norman stone windows are built into the current church walls. In the north aisle is a stone relief of much earlier Viking or even pagan Anglian origin. The weathered nature of the stonework indicates that it has spent a significant length of time exposed to the elements, before being incorporated into the fabric of the present…
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- Coordinates
- 55.2252, -1.6329
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Ulgham
- Postcode
- NE61 3BH
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Nearest railway station
- Widdrington — 2.1 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
Other places nearby
Ulgham War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 0.1 km
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Longhirst railway station
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Longhirst War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 3.4 km
Longhirst
Mines & mining heritage · 3.4 km
Cockle Park Tower
Historic houses · 3.5 km
Widdrington Castle
Castles · 3.9 km
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Ulgham War Memorial
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Dragline shovel from the former opencast mine
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📷 4Memorials & monuments · North East England
Widdrington railway station
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ulgham?
- Ulgham is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE61 3BH), in the parish of Ulgham.
- What is Ulgham?
- Ulgham in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ulgham?
- The nearest railway station is Widdrington, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE61 3BH.
- Is Ulgham a protected site?
- Yes — Ulgham is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Ulgham?
- The nearest railway station is Widdrington, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE61 3BH.