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West Allen
In or near Alston.
West Allen in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Alston · 8.3 km
About
West Allen 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: Allendale Moors SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
West Allen is a civil parish in Northumberland, England. The parish covers the valley of the River West Allen. The main settlements in the parish are Carrshield and Ninebanks. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 280.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The parish of West Allen was created in 1897 from part of the parish of Allendale, which had historically been a chapelry within the ancient parish of Hexham. Prior to the 1897 split, the parish of Allendale had covered the two neighbouring valleys of Allendale itself along the East Allen river and West Allendale along the West Allen river. The parish was subdivided into a number of townships and also had an extensive area of common land known as Allendale Common. In 1897, the townships in West Allendale were constituted a separate civil parish called West Allen. Allendale Common was deemed to be common to both the reduced parish of Allendale and the new parish of West Allen, making for…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8420, -2.3210
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- West Allen
- Postcode
- NE47 8AL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Alston — 8.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q20962378 (CC0)
- wikipedia: West Allen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Allen?
- West Allen is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE47 8AL), in the parish of West Allen.
- What is West Allen?
- West Allen in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to West Allen?
- The nearest railway station is Alston, about 8.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE47 8AL.
- Is West Allen a protected site?
- Yes — West Allen is part of the Allendale Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to West Allen?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE47 8AL. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.