Akeld
Parish in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.554, -2.052 |
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| OS grid ref: | NT 96 28 |
The small rural parish of Akeld sits in the northern uplands of Northumberland, close to the border with Scotland. It occupies a quiet landscape of rolling farmland, hedgerows and scattered stone farmsteads, with ready access to hill country such as the Cheviot Hills, so it attracts walkers and anyone after a remote countryside base.
Historically the locality has been shaped by agriculture and estate ownership, and you can still see traces of older settlement in the historic buildings and field patterns. Local life is modest and community‑centred, with services and social ties often focused on nearby market towns such as Wooler and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Postcode districts covering Akeld
Most populated places nearby
- Berwick-upon-Tweed 15 miles24.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Wooler Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Ewart Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Earle Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Doddington Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Milfield Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Kirknewton Parish 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Ilderton Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Lilburn Parish 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Chatton Parish 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Ford Parish 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Kilham Parish 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Roddam Parish 6.4 miles10.3 km
Example postcodes in Akeld
NE71 6SZ, NE71 6ED, NE71 6TD, NE71 6SU, NE71 6SX, NE71 6TB, NE71 6RN, NE71 6HQ, NE71 6SY … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 38.4 miles61.8 km
- Edinburgh Airport 58.2 miles93.6 km
- Chathill 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Berwick-upon-Tweed Railway Station 15.3 miles24.7 km
Hotels near Akeld Ad
- The Collingwood Arms Hotel 9.3 miles15 km
- The Border Hotel 3 8.7 miles14 km
- Blue Bell Hotel 9.2 miles14.9 km
Local points of interest
- Ewart Park Estate 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Fowberry Tower Estate 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Lilburn Tower Estate 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Roddam Estate 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Haggerston Castle Estate 10 miles16.2 km
- Coldstream Priory Historic site 10.2 miles16.3 km
- Milne Graden Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- The Hirsel Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Clifton Park Estate 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Newham Bog National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.4 miles20 km
- Lindisfarne Priory Archaeological site 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Lindisfarne museum Museum 12.6 miles20.3 km