Great Whittington
| 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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