Heddon-on-the-Wall
Built-up area in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.995, -1.796 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 13 66 |
| Population: | 1,318 |
| Dialling code: | 01661 (Prudhoe) |
Heddon-on-the-Wall is a compact stone-built village in rural Northumberland that sits directly on the line of Hadrian's Wall, so Roman earthworks and the echoes of the frontier history are part of the local landscape. The village has the feel of a traditional Northumbrian settlement with tight-knit community life, a village hall and local pub, and walkers often pass through en route to exploring the wall and surrounding countryside.
Economically it mixes agriculture and small local businesses with a fair number of commuters who work in nearby Newcastle and the Tyne valley; on clear days you can pick out the River Tyne corridor and even the Cheviot Hills in the distance. Socially and culturally the place leans on local events, neighbourhood groups and the draw of its Roman and rural heritage, making it a quiet but historically interesting base in the north-east.
Postcode districts covering Heddon-on-the-Wall
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Sunderland 16.4 miles26.5 km
- South Shields 14.9 miles24 km
- Gateshead 9 miles14.4 km
- Washington 13 miles20.9 km
- Durham 17.4 miles28 km
- Wallsend 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Newburn 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Whitley Bay 13.6 miles22 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Blyth 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Peterlee 24.3 miles39.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Ponteland South with Heddon Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Throckley Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Wylam Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Ryton Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Walbottle Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Medburn Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Horsley Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Crawcrook and Greenside Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Newburn Built-up area 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Ryton, Crookhill and Stella Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Chapel Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Prudhoe North Ward 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Heddon-on-the-Wall
NE15 0DP, NE15 0BJ, NE15 0BH, NE15 0ED, NE15 0EE, NE15 0BG, NE15 0BN, NE15 0DX, NE15 0DY … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 5 miles8.1 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 36.6 miles58.9 km
- Wylam Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Prudhoe Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Eldon Square bus station 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Haymarket bus station 7.3 miles11.7 km
Hotels near Heddon-on-the-Wall Ad
- Michelangelos 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Newcastle Gateshead 4 5.4 miles8.6 km
- The Nest at the Woodmans Arms 5 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Newcastle International Airport 4 4.4 miles7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Newcastle Gateshead 3 5 miles8 km
- Great North Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Novotel Newcastle Airport 4 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Innside by Meliá Newcastle 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Jesmond Dene House 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
Schools in Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Woolsington Hall Estate 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Kirkley Hall Estate 6.2 miles10 km
- St James' Park Stadium 7 miles11.3 km
- Discovery Museum Museum 7 miles11.3 km
- Life Science Musuem Museum 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Hancock Museum Museum 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Newcastle Racecourse Recreation 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Ravensworth Estate 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Blagdon Hall Estate 7.9 miles12.8 km