| Coordinates: | 55.368, -2.07 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | NT 95 08 |
| Dialling code: | 01669 (Rothbury) |
Biddlestone is a very small, sparsely populated civil parish in Northumberland, in the north‑east of England. The landscape is typically rural north‑eastern countryside - rolling farmland, hedged lanes and stone farm buildings - and the parish has a quiet, dispersed settlement pattern rather than a single large village.
Historically the area grew up around a local country estate and retains architectural fragments and a sense of layered history, while today the local economy is dominated by agriculture with some diversification into rural tourism and small‑scale enterprises. Social life tends to be closely knit and oriented towards neighbouring villages and market towns for services, with an emphasis on landscape conservation and traditional Northumbrian rural culture.
Postcode districts covering Biddlestone
Most populated places nearby
- Ashington 24.1 miles38.7 km
- Bedlington 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Morpeth 20.6 miles33.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Netherton Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Alnham Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Harbottle Parish 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Snitter Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Callaly Parish 5 miles8 km
- Alwinton Parish 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Hepple Parish 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Thropton Built-up area 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Ingram Parish 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Whitton and Tosson Parish 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Rothbury Built-up area 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Whittingham Built-up area 7.3 miles11.8 km
Example postcodes in Biddlestone
NE65 7DT, NE65 7DZ, NE65 7DY, NE65 7DX, NE65 7HL, NE65 7DW, NE65 7HJ, NE65 7HN, NE65 7DR … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 27.3 miles43.9 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 64.6 miles103.9 km
- Acklington Railway Station 17 miles27.3 km
- Alnmouth Railway Station 17.1 miles27.5 km
Hotels near Biddlestone Ad
- Queens Head 4 7.5 miles12 km
Local points of interest
- Biddlestone Hall Estate 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Roddam Estate 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Cragside Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Lilburn Tower Estate 10.2 miles16.5 km
- The Cheviot Hills Hill 11.7 miles18.7 km
- Hulne Park Estate 13 miles20.9 km
- Fowberry Tower Estate 13.6 miles22 km
- Ewart Park Estate 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Clifton Park Estate 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Edgerston Estate 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Cockle Park Estate 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Newham Bog National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18.6 miles29.9 km