Plessey
Ward in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.116, -1.516 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 30 80 |
Plessey is a largely rural electoral ward in Northumberland characterised by rolling farmland, scattered hamlets and small pockets of woodland rather than a single dominant settlement. Its landscape is typical of lowland Northumberland, with narrow lanes, stone farmhouses and a mix of arable fields and pasture that give it a quietly agricultural feel.
Locally the ward has a strong sense of community centred on village halls, parish activities and small businesses, while many residents commute to larger towns for work and services. The area has a modest historic character - old farmsteads and lanes hint at medieval origins - and there is growing interest in protecting wildlife corridors and rural heritage as development pressures from nearby urban centres increase.
Postcode districts covering Plessey
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Sunderland 15.6 miles25 km
- South Shields 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Gateshead 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Washington 14.9 miles24 km
- Durham 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Wallsend 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Newburn 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Whitley Bay 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 19 miles30.5 km
- Blyth 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Chester-le-Street 17.8 miles28.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Isabella Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Wensleydale Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- South Blyth Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Blyth Built-up area 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Croft Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Cowpen Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Newsham Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Kitty Brewster Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- New Hartley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Hartley Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Sleekburn Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- East Bedlington Parish 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Plessey
NE24 2QN, NE24 3TF, NE24 2QB, NE24 2ST, NE24 3NN, NE24 3RA, NE24 2PY, NE24 3LU, NE24 3SQ … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 42.1 miles67.7 km
- Cramlington Railway Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Pegswood Railway Station 6.6 miles10.7 km
Hotels near Plessey Ad
- Lairds House 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Portland Hotel 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Snowy Owl by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Great North Hotel 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Queens Head 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Tynemouth Castle Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Dunes Hotel 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Jesmond Dene House 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Village Hotel Newcastle 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
Local points of interest
- Blagdon Hall Estate 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Cullercoats Harbour Harbour 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Newcastle Racecourse Recreation 7 miles11.3 km
- Bluebell Wood Forest 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Newminster Abbey Historic site 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Arbeia Roman Fort Archaeological site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Arbeia museum Museum 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Shields Harbour Harbour 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Segedunum museum Museum 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Woolsington Hall Estate 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Cockle Park Estate 9.6 miles15.4 km