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Wall Houses in the region of England is a town located in United Kingdom - some 253 mi or ( 408 km ) North of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Wall Houses is now 02:50 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: York, Wylam, Wall Houses, Thockrington, and Stamfordham. When in this area, you might want to check out York . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Wall Houses ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Summers Day Northumberland
A HD Video filmed in Northumberland on the 24 June 2009. Enjoy views of the fields of oil seed rape and the red poppies. The music is by Simeon Wood. Filmed in HD and uploaded at 720p This video has b ..
video21.mov: Rutta's Leaving Do - Go Ape!
See the entire trip at www.everytrail.com. Off toMatfen Hall's Go Ape course, it's raining but we've all got high spirits! Highly recommend this tree climbing stuff, 3 of our group were afraid of heig ..
video18.mov: Rutta's Leaving Do - Go Ape!
See the entire trip at www.everytrail.com. Off toMatfen Hall's Go Ape course, it's raining but we've all got high spirits! Highly recommend this tree climbing stuff, 3 of our group were afraid of heig ..
video28.mov: Rutta's Leaving Do - Go Ape!
See the entire trip at www.everytrail.com. Off toMatfen Hall's Go Ape course, it's raining but we've all got high spirits! Highly recommend this tree climbing stuff, 3 of our group were afraid of heig ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Milecastle 18
Milecastle 18 (East Wallhouses) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It is located to the west of the settlement of East Wallhouses in Northumberland and is visible as a platform in the ground. The milecastle is of a unique construction, having a gateway associated with builders of the Legio II Augusta and a layout typical of the Legio VI Victrix or Legio XX Valeria Victrix. Historians have suggested that it may have been begun by men of one legion and finished by those of another.
Located at 55.01 -1.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Milecastle 19
Milecastle 19 (Matfen Piers) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Sited just to the east of the hamlet of Matfen Piers the milecastle is today covered by the B6318 Military Road. The milecastle is notable for the discovery of an altar by Eric Birley in the 1930s. An inscription on the altar is one of the few dedications to a mother goddess found in Roman Britain and was made by members of the First Cohort of Varduli.
Located at 55.01 -1.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Milecastle 17
Milecastle 17 (Welton/Whittledean) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle is located near to the Whittle Dene reservoirs and is visible as a platform in the ground. Just 174m west of the milecastle is a distinct change in wall construction, indicating that it may have formed a boundary between different legions. The existence of the milecastle has been known since at least 1732 and excavations have produced numerous finds and evidence of post-Roman occupation.
Located at 55.01 -1.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Whittle Dene
Whittle Dene is 12 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne, England straddling the B6318 Military Road, and is a complex of reservoirs and treatment works forming the last stage in the supply of drinking water to Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead.
Located at 55.01 -1.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Matfen Hall
Matfen Hall is a 19th century country mansion in Matfen, Northumberland, England the seat of the Blackett baronets and now also an hotel and country golf club. It is a Grade II* listed building. The manor of West Matfen was owned in the 13th century by Philip de Ulcote and passed through his sisters to Felton, by marriage to Hastings and later to Lawson. In 1625 the estate was bought by Lancelot Fenwick of a branch the old established local family of Fenwick Tower.
Located at 55.04 -1.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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