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The [[Devil's Causeway]] passes the village about {{convert|1|mi|0}} to the west. The causeway is a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] road which starts at Port Gate on [[Hadrian's Wall]], north of [[Corbridge]], and extends {{convert|55|mi|0}} northwards across Northumberland to the mouth of the [[River Tweed]] at [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]]. |
The [[Devil's Causeway]] passes the village about {{convert|1|mi|0}} to the west. The causeway is a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] road which starts at Port Gate on [[Hadrian's Wall]], north of [[Corbridge]], and extends {{convert|55|mi|0}} northwards across Northumberland to the mouth of the [[River Tweed]] at [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]]. |
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A bus service, used predominately for transporting pupils of [[Corbridge Middle School]] to and from school is used, but the area around Great Whittington is mostly farmland, with little use for any other method of transport. |
A bus service, used predominately for transporting pupils of [[Corbridge Middle School]] to and from school is used, but the area around Great Whittington is mostly farmland, with little use for any other method of transport. |
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A now deconsecrated [[Wesleyan]] church is founded on the northern side of the village green, distinguishable by a large cross above the door. |
A now deconsecrated [[Wesleyan]] church is founded on the northern side of the village green, distinguishable by a large cross above the door. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[http://www.greatwhittington.com/]] |
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[[http://ukga.org/england/Northumberland/towns/GreatandLittleWhittington.html]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 13:41, 26 January 2015
| Great Whittington | |
|---|---|
 The Queen's Head, Great Whittington | |
| OS grid reference | NZ004708 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode district | NE19 |
| Dialling code | 01434 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
Great Whittington is a village in Northumberland, England, 7 miles NE of Hexham with a population of 221, as of the 2014 British Census and an area of 1494 acres, most of which is used as farmland, with only 12 acres urbanized.
Governance
Great Whittington is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.
Landmarks
The Devil's Causeway passes the village about 1 mile (2 km) to the west. The causeway is a Roman road which starts at Port Gate on Hadrian's Wall, north of Corbridge, and extends 55 miles (89 km) northwards across Northumberland to the mouth of the River Tweed at Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Transport
A bus service, used predominately for transporting pupils of Corbridge Middle School to and from school is used, but the area around Great Whittington is mostly farmland, with little use for any other method of transport.
See also
References
External links
Media related to Great Whittington at Wikimedia Commons
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