Simonburn
Parish in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.055, -2.262 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 83 73 |
| Dialling code: | 01434 (Bellingham) |
Simonburn is a small rural parish in Northumberland, in north‑east England. It sits as a scattering of farms and hamlets amid rolling farmland and river valleys, its landscape and settlement pattern shaped by centuries of agriculture and its place in the Border country.
The local economy is largely agricultural, dominated by livestock and mixed arable holdings, with some residents commuting to nearby towns and a modest flow of walkers and visitors drawn by the quiet scenery. Social life still centres on the parish church and village institutions, while historic buildings and lanes give the area a strong sense of continuity even as modern pressures change land use.
Postcode districts covering Simonburn
Most populated places nearby
- Newburn 21.3 miles
- Consett 21.7 miles
- Whickham 24.2 miles
- Morpeth 23.9 miles
- Prudhoe 17.4 miles
- Hexham 8.7 miles
- Annfield Plain 24.6 miles
- Ponteland 20 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wark Parish 3.3 miles
- Newbrough Parish 3.7 miles
- Warden Parish 5.1 miles
- Humshaugh Built-up area 5.5 miles
- Haydon Parish 5.5 miles
- Haydon Bridge Built-up area 5.6 miles
- Chollerton Parish 5.8 miles
- Bardon Mill Parish 6.1 miles
- Bellingham Built-up area 6.1 miles
- Birtley Parish 6.2 miles
- Henshaw Parish 6.2 miles
- Haydon and Hadrian Ward 6.3 miles
Example postcodes in Simonburn
NE46 4DA, NE48 3EL, NE48 3AW, NE48 3AJ, NE48 3AE, NE48 3AA, NE47 6NP, NE48 3AX, NE48 3BB … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 22.6 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 50.2 miles
- Haydon Bridge Railway Station 5.5 miles
- Bardon Mill Railway Station 6.5 miles
Hotels near Simonburn Ad
- Battlesteads 4 2.7 miles
- The Red Lion 4 4.2 miles
- The Bowes Hotel 4 6.4 miles
- Black Bull Bellingham 6.1 miles
- George Hotel 5.6 miles
- Newbrough Bunkhouse 4.2 miles
- Langley Castle Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- The Boatside Inn 4 6.5 miles
- Barrasford Arms 5.1 miles
- George Hotel 5.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Brocolitia Roman Fort Archaeological site 2.1 miles
- Brocolitia Mithraic temple Archaeological site 2.1 miles
- Housesteads Roman Fort Archaeological site 3.9 miles
- Chesters Roman Fort Archaeological site 5.2 miles
- Chesters Roman bridge Archaeological site 5.4 miles
- Chesterholm (Vindolanda museum) Museum 5.8 miles
- Vindolanda Archaeological site 5.9 miles
- Hexham Racecourse Recreation 8.7 miles
- Stagshaw House Estate 9.8 miles
- Corbridge Roman Fort Archaeological site 10.6 miles
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 16.6 miles
- Kielder Forest and Water Forest 17.7 miles