Other places · North East England
West Allen
West Allen in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mike Quinn — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
_Jubilee_Sunday_School%2C_Limestone_Brae_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1751527.jpg){kind=link}
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
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.
Photo gallery
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
Sources
- wikidata: Q20962378 (CC0)
- wikipedia: West Allen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 3Abbeys & priories · North East England
Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey
Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Carrshield
Carrshield in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Wildlife reserves · North East England
Allendale Moors
Allendale Moors in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3National landscapes (AONB) · North East England
Ouston
Ouston in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3National landscapes (AONB) · North East England
Ninebanks
Ninebanks in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Other places · North East England
Coalcleugh
Coalcleugh in England North East, United Kingdom.
More places in this region
.jpg?width=1200)
📷 3Other places · North East England
Stockton Flyer
Stockton Flyer — Public artwork (installation).
📷 3Other places · North East England
Temenos
Temenos — Public artwork (sculpture) by Anish Kapoor.
📷 3Other places · North East England
Appleby Horse Fair
The Appleby Horse Fair, previously known as Appleby New Fair, is an annual gathering of Romani people (Gypsies) and Travellers in Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria, England. The horse fair is held eac
📷 3Other places · North East England
Locomotion No. 1
Locomotion No. 1 (originally named Active) is an early steam locomotive that was built in 1825 by the pioneering railway engineers George and Robert Stephenson at their manufacturing firm, Robert Step
Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Allen?
- West Allen is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8420°, -2.3210°.